Hello World,
Today, after careful consideration and evaluation of recent events, we have decided to defederate from Lemmygrad.
Regrettably, we have observed a significant increase in hate speech and calls to violence originating from the Lemmygrad instance. Due to the severity of the posts and comments, we are not waiting for the next Lemmy update that will allow users to block instances.
At Lemmy.world, we have always strived to foster an inclusive and welcoming user environment. However, recent posts and comments from Lemmygrad have clearly violated our server rules and, more importantly, our core values. We firmly believe that hate speech and incitement of violence have no place in our community, regardless of personal beliefs or affiliations.
As always, we encourage all users to report any content they deem inappropriate or harmful. No matter one’s stance in any conflict, Lemmy.world will always take immediate action to remove and ban any posts or comments that incite violence or propagate hatred.
We encourage everyone to continue engaging in discussions within the boundaries of respect and understanding. As we move forward with this decision, we remain committed to providing all community members with a safe and welcoming space. We appreciate your continued support and cooperation in upholding our shared principles.
Thank you,
The Lemmy.World Team
“People always say this exists but it’s just a smear on the left wing, I’ve never seen it!”
I really wish the first instinct wasn’t for people to play defense, but to instead call it fucked up that people would possibly say that
The reason many haven’t seen it is because it doesn’t happen often. Next time it happens, grab the link or take a screenshot.
Edit:
This is not playing defense, it’s being skeptical.
Those people exists, sure, but if someone has gone that far left there’s really no practical differences between them and the far right anymore.
Assholes will be assholes - left or right hardly even factors into it at that point. They’re all just spiteful haters playing tough on the internet either way.
I wish I could say this is just crap happening on the internet. But the truth is that if affects us directly.
You’re absolutely correct. My statement concerned only the wannabe keyboard warriors, not the dumb fucks murdering innocent people or all the horrors that happen in Russia/China/NK/etc, nor the influence they seem wield with impunity in large parts of the world.