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Update from Lemmy after the Reddit blackout (From the Lemmy Developer) (join-lemmy.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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Good read, gives me a lot of hope for this project.

I look forward to an exciting future with all of you.

(Also- hopefully this wasn't posted already)

https://join-lemmy.org/news/2023-06-17_-_Update_from_Lemmy_after_the_Reddit_blackout

This was written by the Lemmy devs.

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[-] iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

...what scandal?

[-] thedarkfly@feddit.nl 13 points 2 years ago

It appears that they support the CCP and deny the Uyghur genocide.

[-] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 2 years ago

They specifically address this in the article and say it isn't true.

On another topic, there are rumors circulating that we are fascists or supported genocide. These claims are completely false, and like most viral twitter threads, are coming from a single Mastodon user on a personal vendetta who didn’t provide any sources. Such slander doesn’t deserve any response and is best left ignored.

[-] Enantiophobe@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Here is Dessalines denying that any genocide is taking place: https://lemmy.ml/comment/471382

They can say "we don't support genocide" all day long, but denying that any genocide is taking place and actively trying to persuade others that no genocide is happening isn't any better.

I argue that it unintentionally supports a genocide since they're using a platform to (inadvertently) hide the genocide from the public by convincing others that nothing of the sort is happening.

[-] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Refutation of a baseless claim from a geopolitical rival, is not the same as denial.

[-] Enantiophobe@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

True. But Dessalines literally says that he agrees with people who disagree that a genocide is taking place. That is a denial. We can shuffle syntax around all day long.

[-] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

I for one do definitely believe that there is a genocide happening and I'm appalled that we can't do more about it. But people trust in different sources of information. Not believing that a genocide is happening is not the same as actually endorsing genocide.

[-] yokonzo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Link is down

[-] Enantiophobe@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Weird, I just went to it and it seems to work. I'll SS it and post it in my comment for ease.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

this may appear to you as an irrelevant detail, but... they who?

[-] thedarkfly@feddit.nl 10 points 2 years ago

Sorry about the ambiguity. At least one of the main devs of Lemmy.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I saw someone else did a bit of research deeper down in the thread. It seems it's questionable but they at least "only" control like two federated instances, lemmy.world not being one of them. Of course, still not good to have someone like that in the dev team :/