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

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/lemmyworld

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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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[–] spirit 91 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (60 children)

Update 3: @[email protected] did state that they (singular) disagree that a genocide is taking place.

Update 2: My conclusion

@[email protected], one of the developer of Lemmy, is a "tankie" who refuted the Uyghurs genocide.
@[email protected] is also an admin of and funds the website Lemmygrad.ml.

Update: So I dug around a little deeper, and found that

@[email protected] is /u/parentis_shotgun on Reddit. Source: https://archive.is/Ky9vd
/u/parentis_shotgun moderates some subreddits, including r/InformedTankie, r/asktankies, r/GunZedong. Source: https://www.reddit.com/user/parentis_shotgun
/u/parentis_shotgun got banned from r/socialism for "refuting the 'China is genociding Uyghurs'". Source: https://archive.is/CwFZC
/u/parentis_shotgun then launched lemmy. Source: https://archive.is/132fW
@[email protected], one of the admin of lemmygrad.ml, referred to themself as @[email protected] in a post on lemmygrad. They also claimed that they built Lemmy. It seems like @[email protected] changed their username. Source: https://archive.is/LlzKb
At this point, I am convinced that the admin @[email protected] is @[email protected].
Another admin over lemmygrad.ml said that Lemmygrad is paid by @[email protected], while another mod said that @[email protected] is funded by the NED. Source: https://archive.is/G5Dh7
What is the NED? I have no idea, but Google suggests that could be The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), an independent, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world.
Lemmy was also funded by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet programme. Source: https://nlnet.nl/project/Lemmy/

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.

Previous discussion on the moderation policy on lemmy.ml including response from @[email protected] : Expressing concerns about moderation policy on lemmy.ml
Accusation of a Mastodon user (probably the one they are referring to): https://mstdn.social/@feditips/106835057054633379
Essays from @[email protected]: https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/socialism_faq.md