I’m enjoying Lemmy so far, for the most part.
Everything here is pretty good save for the fact that all the news and politics I can find is dominated by the same few accounts.
Half or more of the accounts have a very clear agenda. They modify headlines. Lie. Spread disinformation. And generally are just extremely toxic groups.
It doesn’t seem to be a secret here either. And moderators appear to have no interest in putting a stop to it.
So, where are you subbed to for reliable news and US/Global politics?
Yeah I’m not sure why you’re getting the biz from some on here. I am in your camp. I like reading articles posted on lemmy or Reddit and then I also like to read the comments and people’s take on the article. Discussion is why we’re here to begin with.
Exactly yes. A well moderated news aggregation site is valuable.
Comments can be insightful. That was the difference between Reddit and the rest. Reddit had its problems to be sure. But, in an imperfect world, it was a good place to stay informed on topics with input that “sometimes” adds value.
I’m not worried about “bias” because fox news is right and NPR is left. Everyone in here acting like we’re incapable of digesting information.
The problem here on Lemmy is that you nefarious actors running around unchecked