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This is a community in the spirit of "Am I The Asshole" where people can post their own bans from lemmy or reddit or whatever and get some feedback from others whether the ban was justified or not.

Sometimes one just wants to be able to challenge the arguments some mod made and this could be the place for that.

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!world@lemmy.world mod enforces own opinion by modding opposing opinion as "misinformation" (lemmy.world)
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Context: https://lemmy.world/comment/14613536 Screenshotted context just in case:

A user claims that the killing in Palestine stopped under Biden now. I point out that biden had full-throatedly supported the genocide for over a year. A mod deletes my post and says that biden didn't "state" (keyword here) full-throated support for genocide.

I counter by saying I consider sending billions in support of genocide counts as full-throated support for genocide. I also point out that I didn't say Biden stated his support for genocide and that he didn't need to outright state it because actions speak louder than words.

I receive a temp ban for that counter and the mod adds a response where they claim the weapons were "provided for defense from Iran, full stop." which sounds to me like actual misinformation because how the hell does bombing hospitals in Gaza defend Israel from Iran? I'm not bothered by their stupid opinion, but I am bothered that they are enforcing it through moderation.

I ran into a similar moderation problem on the Political Memes community also on .world, but I didn't bother making a post here for that because that's just a dumb meme community and I was better off just blocking it, but now this is concerning a world news community and it's awful to see something like this happening in a community that's supposed to keep people aware of the news.

But hey, maybe I'm wrong and it actually is misinformation to say it's full-throated support of genocide to send billions in weapons to a country using those weapons to commit genocide. Please let me know what you think!

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[–] Blaze@feddit.org 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Seems aligned with the general tendency of LW mods to deny any implications of the USA as weapons providers for Israel

https://feddit.org/post/2791051?scrollToComments=true

No opinion on my side, I'm not American, but curious what others have to say.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 18 points 1 week ago

When this blows back and US citizens die, and somebody says:

Why would anybody do this to us?!

Y'all know why. Actions have consequences and i hope that support Israelis doing a genocide was worth it.

But god forbid somebody memes Luigi, that's promoting violence 🤡

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago

1000% and it got me banned from world

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm shocked I'm not banned from .world for giving citations of the horrid actions of the people they idolize.

"Reality has a liberal bias" is a funny joke from Colbert, and when you give them reality and facts with places they themselves agree are "neutral, unbiased, reputable", suddenly they never liked them. Reality has a bias of "Maybe doing horrible things is bad no matter who does them."

They will change their tune when Trump does murder in Gaza. Suddenly they always supported Palestine, they always donated to the cause, never once did they ever defend Israel.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 17 points 1 week ago

Censorship of opinion. I can't tell if the issue the accusation that US being genocide enabler or just generic "anti Israel" sentiment. The lines are kinda blurred.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

PTB especially considering jordanlund continued that thread to have the same argument with someone else with basically identical views as you. if it’s really misinformation all of that should be removed, but clearly it’s just satisfying to get a one up over one user.

i have said this before: !world@lemmy.world isn’t a news community; it’s a sandbox for that mod team to fuck around in.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It would really be nice to see !world@quokk.au and !globalnews@lemmy.zip consolidate to offer an alternative, but the discussion never concluded: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/19642782

Ping @Deceptichum@quokk.au @PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat @BrikoX@lemmy.zip @xiao@sh.itjust.works @thelucky8@beehaw.org

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

!globalnews@lemmy.zip explicitly doesn't moderate based on personal opinions as long as they are within community and instance rules.

I can say that the comments in the body post screenshot wouldn't have been removed on !globalnews@lemmy.zip. You can check our modlog for how we operate https://m.lemmy.zip/modlog?community=14086

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Likewise we operate on different ethos. Removing content for “calls to violence” isn’t something I can ethically condone. Violence is how nearly every civil liberty and human right has been won from the state.

I prefer minimal moderation based on the spirit of the rules rather than rules lawyering where clever people try to abuse them because “it doesn’t technically say X” to get around being arseholes.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So, is there any chance to consolidate !world@quokk.au and !globalnews@lemmy.zip, or not?

From an outside perspective it just seems strange to have two apparently compatible communities competing with each other at similar levels of monthly activity (4.3k vs 4k) while they could be merged into one more active community

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't be opposed if they wanted to, but I couldn't see myself moving to .zip if the instance bans such speech.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

From the comment above

I can say that the comments in the body post screenshot wouldn’t have been removed on !globalnews@lemmy.zip.

I had a quick look at the modlog, seems okay? https://lemmy.zip/modlog/14086

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

We are pretty much in sync. The major difference being calls to violence. Ignoring how I personally feel, it's illegal under UK law where instance is hosted. So the terms of service explicitly forbid it. Though instance admin haven't ruled out moving to other jurisdiction, especially since the latest adult content law being passed there.

Threats of violence or harm: Any threats or incitement of violence against individuals or groups, including threats of terrorism or personal harm.

https://legal.lemmy.zip/posts/terms_of_service/

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Would you accept another mod? I know that wasn't the case when the community was still 2.8k monthly active users, but it's now 3.9k4

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I was open then and I'm open now. I received 0 offers so far.

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[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago (6 children)

PTB

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[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Jesus fucking Christ can mods just not get into arguments? You’re a mod. Shut the fuck up and don’t cause more drama.

[–] Blaze@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago

!world@quokk.au

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Probably the last thing that needs to be fixed with L.W news communities: Misinformation being modded.

The rule is abused (as seen in this post) and serves to promote echo chambers. If something is misinformation then downvote and say why. The person might learn something or, more importantly, others in the community who don't know will learn.

And for those who cite that 'law' stating it takes more energy to correct than spew BS. Not a law, would be banned as misinformation ironically, and, regardless, is the price public forums of communication pay.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Exactly, the whole point of public forums is to have these discussions. Instead some have decided to go on a crusade against "misinformation" but what counts as misinformation? According to that mod, sending billions to a country committing genocide is not support for genocide because they claim it's actually for "defense"??? It doesn't make sense but I can't expand on the discussion and gain understanding of their viewpoint because I was shut down immediately.

What if I consider that mod's opinion misinformation, where's my recourse? Will I need to enlist the help of a different mod who agrees with me? If the only criterion to be considered misinformation is whether a mod agrees or disagrees then they might as well shut down the comments section and simply tell us what we should be thinking since anything straying from that is going to be considered misinformation anyway.

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[–] EABOD25@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you just like using "full-throated"? Lol. That has a completely different meaning for me

[–] hark@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I like using the word in this case because it accurately describes the level of support biden has for israel. Coincidentally, he tops the list of recipients of donations from aipac: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?cycle=All&ind=Q05&recipdetail=S

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Don't worry about a ban from World News

Theres plenty of other world news communities to go to on other servers, if a servers moderation is poor vote with your feet, comments, and posts.

Like, my opinion, man...

Its probably too far to say "full throated support for genocide", that administration made it very clear they didn't like what Israel has done to Palestinians. Buut, its also hard to argue that administration didn't passively support genocide or genocidal behaviour.

Its clearly true to say they supported the collective punishment of a whole people. Thats unambiguous, that administration put the US on the wrong side of history, and international law, something the US was instrumental in supporting, if never adopting.

Friends tell friends when they're in the wrong, Israel doesn't have a friend in the US, they're the US' unsinkable aircraft carrier.

[–] redrumBot@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

PTB.

Its probably too far to say "full throated support for genocide",

The USA is not only supporting the genocide with money and arms; they (and the UK) have also been bombing the only state (Yemen) that has tried to fulfill the international principle of Responsabilty to Protect (R2P) and has deployed their naval army to prevent others states to do it and/or to help with the genocide.

For me, that's enough to speak of an Israel-USA-UK genocide.

And sorry to go off-topic. 🤷🏽

Edit: added wiki link snd typos

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

We disagree on the finer points, but i'm not gona argue these points.

Fact is if these administrations don't wish to be accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or contraventions of UN Charters then there are other paths throughout this period they could have chosen.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

The Houthis in Yemen, not Yemen proper, you mean. How does their piracy and kidnapping of ships and their crews do anything to protect Palestinians? It’s blatant disregard for international law.

Look up the awful crimes of the Houthis against Yemenis before you hail them as your humanitarian heroes.

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[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago

that administration made it very clear they didn't like what Israel has done to Palestinians.

Which is why despite saying one thing they did the opposite and continued to send blank checks. Actions speak louder than words. Full throated indeed.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

PTB. Jordanlund is a Zionist, he and FlyingSquid have a long history of banning anyone who criticizes Israel. For those new here, he’s also very critical of BLM because they once “inconvenienced” him on the way to work by holding a protest.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Everybody's been brainwashed by zionism their whole lives, especially genocide joe.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

BPR, in a sense.

Hear me out.

I don't think any particular viewpoint should ever be censored on Lemmy, except maybe in very rare exigent circumstances which this doesn't even remotely qualify as.

That said, there is a massive misinformation problem on Lemmy, amplifying the true fact that Biden supported Israel's genocide, and tying it randomly into totally different topics to the point that it distorts the real conversation and often crowds out genuine posters. That should be censored.

I don't think you can do it based on the viewpoint, but I absolutely get what Jordan's trying to do here. It's very difficult to tell if any particular person is doing misinformation, and if they're not, you can't censor their viewpoint, because that's messed up. But it's also hard to look at a whole comments section full of "GENOCIDE JOE he killed all those people I will never co-sign a genocide kamalcaust you need to call her kamalacaust blue MAGA" from people who are all incredibly obtuse and vocal in generally the same similar way when anyone talks to them about it, and not say that something should be done.

It's a hard problem. I have no idea if this particular poster is doing misinformation. If they aren't, then they should be allowed to say whatever. But removing misinformation, that's happening as an organized operation at scale, is absolutely a good thing. I wish mods did more of it, and I wish there was a better way to do it.

So: I actually do at this point have something pretty akin to "proof" that particular posters are doing misinformation on Lemmy in an organized fashion. If there are any admins that are interested to want to see it, message me privately and let's talk.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's perhaps understandable if it was an isolated comment, but my first comment was in direct response to someone else who said, which I quoted, "we were told it would stop [if] Harris lost!" to which I responded by asking who was saying that because I can't imagine anyone serious saying that. In fact, that user's claim could be considered misinformation because it was completely misrepresenting the protest against genocide (but their post remains unmodded because I guess the mod agrees with them). I then went on to point out that the genocide had been going on for over a year by that point and I used "full-throatedly" because although the biden administration were pretending to hold back israel with like one shipment of weapons paused, they were providing israel with everything they needed to completely destroy Gaza.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 6 points 1 week ago

“we were told it would stop [if] Harris lost!” to which I responded by asking who was saying that because I can’t imagine anyone serious saying that.

There are people, this week, saying that Trump was able to end the war, because unlike Biden, he's not afraid to get tough with the Israelis. I agree with you that isn't a serious thing for them to say, but they are certainly saying it.

Here are some:

https://ponder.cat/post/1381069/1571676

So so far Trump did much more for Palestinian lifes than Biden. That is not a big achievement of Trump. It just shows that Biden indeed is genocide Joe, who chose every day to continue this, despite all it taking to end it being a phone call.

Emphasis is mine.

Another:

https://ponder.cat/post/1323549/1513345

Are you saying Biden wanted to end the war, but couldn’t?

Several different people have been talking about how it's going to stop, now, because Harris lost and it's Trump. I agree. That's absurd.

I'm not trying to have an extensive debate about the original topic here. I actually agree with you that Jordan removing your point of view, because in his opinion it's provably wrong, is totally PTB. I read back on the context and you 100% have a point. It bugged me. The mods can't go around deciding who's right and wrong and removing the wrong comments. I'm just saying that there is a tide of misinformation on this exact topic, with some of it conforming to the parameters you say would be an insane thing for someone to say. Which I agree with. Which is why several different people all saying it, apparently not wanting to engage with any reasonable dialogue about it, and shifting their positions, and making outlandish strawmans about the other side, et cetera, is a problem.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Comment above would be credited if Lemmy world mods didn't have well documented history of censorship based on their personal and or regime talking points

On lemmy world, luigi is committing a genocide and Israel did nothing wrong 🤡

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

luigi is committing a genocide and Israel did nothing wrong 🤡

Okay I don't agree with your overall point but this really made me laugh.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 week ago

Hey humor is humor

We all ain't got to agree, just get a long;)

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

So: I actually do at this point have something pretty akin to “proof” that particular posters are doing misinformation on Lemmy in an organized fashion. If there are any admins that are interested to want to see it, message me privately and let’s talk.

You should probably message those people's admins.

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