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Is it just me, or does it feel like Lemmy is being hit with a wave of political spam? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by voluble@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I notice a large number of ragebait-y political communities being spun up by new users with thousands of posts & ai profile header photos. I notice comment sections are more acrimonious, and foreign disinfo talking points are circulating a lot more prolifically than before the US election started ramping up.

Anyone else notice this? Any idea on how to combat it on this platform? Are there any communities built around creating block lists of obvious troll/ai/disinfo accounts & communities?

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[-] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 27 points 4 months ago

Just blocked politics & news and my quality of life instantly jumped 200%. I highly recommend it. If something significant happens, you'll read about it in another community.

[-] Alienmonkey@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Filter out the names of the candidates and a couple of crazy billionaires and you can even keep the news subs.

[-] imposedsensation@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Me too. I had been getting really agitated, and others too, but it became so obvious that it was foreign influence trolls. Blocked politics, but it's especially concerning because most people aren't going to block politics.

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