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Now Reddit’s not just promoting ragebait and AI generated stories, but divisive conservative rhetoric. Anyone else notice the non-political subreddits spontaneously hosting a population of chuds and propagandists where a few weeks ago they weren’t tolerated?

Has reddit changed the algorithm? Has some nation begun its bot operation? Has reddit deployed bots at musk’s behest? Has twitter sent its worst users to brigade? (All of twitter’s users are its worst users) I don’t know, but the effect is striking. All I’m certain about is that I’m avoiding reddit even harder now.

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[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I've noticed:

  • r/news and r/worldnews hijacked by conservative zionist mods.

  • r/pics locking many political anti-maga comment threads with hardly anything there and never an explanation for transparency.

  • r/conservative feels like it's being artificially amplified.

[-] yarr@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago

r/news and r/worldnews hijacked by conservative zionist mods.

correction: USA hijacked by conservative zionists

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee -2 points 2 weeks ago

r/pics is absolutely bonkers. Not only it's mostly not about the general pics and it's mostly politics, but the pics are ALL anti-trump, anti-Elon etc. It's supposed to be for pics and not a leftist political echo-chamber for showing how much they hate Trump and Elon. It's so crazy.

[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thats what some people need to learn. A street is for driving, yet it can be occupied to protest fascism. A factory is for producing stuff, yet can be occupied for protesting fascism (and other things). Thats what we‘re doing all around the world now and so help us science, we wont stop until the fascists fuck off.

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee -3 points 2 weeks ago

IMO yall just make r/pics and the rest of the political echo-chamber subreddits look bad. People want pics and not fucking politics when there go to r/pics! If it was something like r/politicspics, I'd get it. But there people are literally drowning actual pics with leftist propaganda. Just imagine how you would feel if r/pics was posting only pro-Trump and pro-Elon pics. You would be outraged and realize how dumb it is that 90% of pics are politics on there. It's one of the most disgusting subreddits by far (IMO).

[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You‘re not getting the point.

If the current trajectory continues, you will still be able to continue posting to r/pics, but only as long and you dont offend the government. As long as you arent a person deemed unfit for the country (think minorities).

We‘re all heading to full blown fascist autocracy, worldwide. And those protesting it dont give a shit if you think „leftism“ looks bad. You‘re talking about non-fascism btw. Maybe start reading about fascism in history. It always „looked good“, but its horrendous behind closed doors.

We‘re not going to accept this, are you?

Places are already being occupied. Soon people will start disrupting the economy. Economic blackout day is being planned on feb 28, here‘s some info about it: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220000520.

After that, there will ne strikes, your trash will fill up, electricity will go out. We will ruin the whole system until we can eject the fascists from our governments. If that means war, so be it. Edit: date correction

[-] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Economic blackout day is being planned on feb 23, here‘s some info about it: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220000520

Friendly reminder that most don't know that exists

[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 1 week ago

Correct. I‘m doing my duty. Everyone else feel free to share it.

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

Not as disgusting as this community tho, lol. Keep downvoting, yall know I'm spitting truth.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nah r/pics is pics and pics of anything are permitted there.

Naturally it represents the zeitgeist and what is on the collection of people's minds who frequent that sub will determine the content.

Beggars can't be choosers. If you want more specific rules, then find more niche subs. Simple as that.

Alternatively, don't shove fascists down our throats and this wouldn't happen.

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee -2 points 2 weeks ago

Don't you think r/pics should mainly contain general pics instead of being 90% Trump/Elon hating pics? They might as well rebrand themselves to r/politicspics

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly? If I had it my way, there would be a DEFCON 5 Alert across every single subreddit in solidarity with the literal fucking crisis that is happening right now. This extends well beyond how much I care about some subreddit and how randomized the platter of pics are. At the end of the day, you can't "force" generality in a sub with loose rules on submissions; hell I think they even allow people to filter them as they're tagged as political to begin with.

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee -4 points 2 weeks ago

"literal fucking crisis" ok bud lmao

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

lol gtfo bootlicking simp. You exemplify why Trump said he loves the poorly educated, bud.

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee -4 points 2 weeks ago
[-] lonerangers1@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

you are pathetic and ignorant. lol

[-] TypicalHog@lemm.ee -1 points 1 week ago

How am I pathetic? And if I'm ignorant - ignore me back.

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