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submitted 3 weeks ago by DSN9@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

Chinese propaganda is rampant on the fediverse. We need to discuss ways to combat this. One group- memes or something is wholly controlled by Chinese state actors. What do you think?

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 69 points 3 weeks ago

Treat it like a troll post. Downvote and move on, if the name becomes familiar block them.

This goes for all propaganda not just the stuff you are against.

[-] hector@lemmy.today 19 points 3 weeks ago

That assumes you accurately define propaganda. I think we've all faced half baked allegations as such, and had people vote with the accuser, you want everyone to be seperated from each other on here because they misunderstood a point, or understood different facts, or because they are a dumbass on a different topic?

Just downvote, and move on, unless the person is stalking you, looking at you hexrat, or whatever fucking mammal.

[-] DSN9@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

This was true until I realized they're all over. Anything even remotely pertaining to China is flooded with the Chinese state actors reply guys and bots. In effect, using the protocols strength against itself. Is the protocol itself even able to be banned in China? Are they seriously active on here just to push their bullshit China marketing even harder. They've gone all out the last five years.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 20 points 3 weeks ago

What racist, afraid of your own shadow scummy behavior you display.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago

Anything even remotely pertaining to China is flooded with the Chinese state actors reply guys and bots.

[-] hector@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago

When I check facebook, just in passing as I use marketplace occassionally I check the enshitified feed, and there is a lot of chinese propaganda on there, pushing their advancements, science, it's a concderted effort for sure.

The Chinese are really bad at propaganda though, they never had to try with their own people, so they put that same amount of understanding into it here and it falls flat, at least so far. They are getting better with their fluff pieces, but as far as manipulating us, they suck at it, unlike the Russians, they get us, they know just how stupid we are.

[-] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 1 points 3 weeks ago

Even Chinese SA's have access to VPN's, proxies, etc. It's not like they would tie their own hands behind their backs to spread the good word, ya know?

Russia only needed a small number of inroads to influence the 2016 US election, and now? Pff, they hardly need to do anything, we're completely self-sufficient in propagandizing ourselves. It's entirely possible China's already created their own army of Overseas Useful Idiots.

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a big fan of using previous baseless conspiracy theories to justify current baseless conspiracy theories.

[-] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 1 points 3 weeks ago

brain in a box so he doesn't have to think anymore

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm assuming that made sense in your head?

[-] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago
[-] hector@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago

Speak of the devil. The long palsied arm of [redacted.]

[-] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Is the hexbort here in the room with us right now? There's a fancy saying my people have, if you're smelling dog shit everywhere you go, look under your own shoe.

[-] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

Great anecdote comrade. We have sayong, if you do not think good, do not think much. Now if you will excuse me trollsky.

[-] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

At least I don't use alts to upvote my comments and downvote yours. Like yourself. Sad stuff Hec. Sad stuff.

[-] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

I still don't understand the point of downvoting here since it doesn't seem to affect visibility. You'll have the dumbest take on something sitting there at -36 and I still have to look at it.

[-] DSN9@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

Entire subs and communities, and servers are Chinese state actors. I wish we could daylight this bullshit, a single serving page with a method for rankings subs, servers with biases?

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago

Show your evidence

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 4 points 3 weeks ago

Downvote and move on, if the name becomes familiar block them.

Sorry, but you forgot a step:

Downvote and move on, if the name becomes familiar report them and then block them.

Moderators should help so not all users will need to block these bad actors.

this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2026
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