It’s not that they’re sharing reports on Israel/Gaza, it’s that their account is solely dedicated to that activity. That suggests a level of organisation behind the account, as well as a bias, which is worthwhile consideration when trying to understand things objectively. They’re not just some user that’s posting stuff on their personal account; it isn’t really grassroots, but possible astroturfing.
Also their account was created fairly recently, and around the time Hexbear was widely rejected by many instances in the federation. Lemmy.ml subsequently became a safe haven for many alts.
That isn’t to say you should disregard what they’re posting, it’s just something to bear in mind.
But then you may want to look at the accusers account. Fairly recent (5 days) accusing OP for spamming with spammy comments. All the accuser had to do was pointing out in their own words what’s wrong with sharing those reports.
Lmfao good shout. Definitely some bias on their part also, albeit I do believe they have some sort of legal background.
Their account doesn’t feel so focused on an agenda, though; while there’s definitely a bias and lack of impartiality, it feels like that’s being applied to content they encounter, rather than trying to dictate a message for others to swallow.
Not that I really read too much into it beyond a few randomly picked comments, but they have no posts.
It’s not that they’re sharing reports on Israel/Gaza, it’s that their account is solely dedicated to that activity. That suggests a level of organisation behind the account, as well as a bias, which is worthwhile consideration when trying to understand things objectively. They’re not just some user that’s posting stuff on their personal account; it isn’t really grassroots, but possible astroturfing.
Also their account was created fairly recently, and around the time Hexbear was widely rejected by many instances in the federation. Lemmy.ml subsequently became a safe haven for many alts.
That isn’t to say you should disregard what they’re posting, it’s just something to bear in mind.
But then you may want to look at the accusers account. Fairly recent (5 days) accusing OP for spamming with spammy comments. All the accuser had to do was pointing out in their own words what’s wrong with sharing those reports.
Lmfao good shout. Definitely some bias on their part also, albeit I do believe they have some sort of legal background.
Their account doesn’t feel so focused on an agenda, though; while there’s definitely a bias and lack of impartiality, it feels like that’s being applied to content they encounter, rather than trying to dictate a message for others to swallow.
Not that I really read too much into it beyond a few randomly picked comments, but they have no posts.
They’re also on kbin. Bleh.