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Where do you go on Lemmy for reliable news and politics? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by Ohthereyouare to c/[email protected]

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I'm enjoying Lemmy so far, for the most part.

Everything here is pretty good save for the fact that all the news and politics I can find is dominated by the same few accounts.

Half or more of the accounts have a very clear agenda. They modify headlines. Lie. Spread disinformation. And generally are just extremely toxic groups.

It doesn't seem to be a secret here either. And moderators appear to have no interest in putting a stop to it.

So, where are you subbed to for reliable news and US/Global politics?

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[–] PineapplePartisan 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmy is no better or different than Reddit when it comes to astroturfing from political activists, state actors, and a variety of other groups. The astroturfers don’t care one whit about community standards or any lofty altruistic goals of the Lemmy community. They are simply here to sway opinion and shout down opposing views. Your best option is just to block all communities that are even tangentially related to politics.

I will be happy once regex blocks are available. That way I can recreate what I had at Reddit to block almost all political posts.