This is my understanding as well. History of the platform skews it left.
But I also don’t think in terms of left and right (though its hard to get away from the terms so widely used). For instance, most people tend to describe the difference in terms of money and profit (capitalism). I look at control and freedom. I don’t want governments controlling what we see, hear, and say. I want us all to control our own lives. Lemmy/Fedi is completely supportive of that concept.
slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I once wrote a comment on a lemmy.ml page about China being authoritarian and my comment was removed, with a note saying “China isn’t authoritarian, stop spreading misinformation” LMAO. Delusional people
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 4 months ago
They’re not delusional, they’re paid.
toastboy79@kbin.earth 4 months ago
certainly not all of them. some sure.
Blaze@reddthat.com 4 months ago
Why would they be paid for a software that can be used for free, to create larger servers than their owns, with completely separate communities they have nothing to say about?
Doesn’t seem like a very effective strategy
awwwyissss@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Because the Fediverse is a great target for propaganda, which is invaluable for some authoritarian countries.
Lemmy is an echochamber with relatively limited, uncoordinated moderation. 1,000,000+ monthly active users, and lemmy.ml is a flagship instance.
viking@infosec.pub 4 months ago
Indeed. I happen to live in China, and everybody calls it authoritarian, especially the locals.