Is this the first use of being such a Redditor as an insult on Lemmy?

Are you actually so new to the internet you’ve never seen the same thing posted multiple times when there are server issues? You can find a dozen examples of this on practically every post right now.

And yes, Musk’s main backes in his Twitter purchase are Saudi and Russian. You would be absolutely blind to think that has nothing to do with his actions. Twitter’s content has bent further and further right, towards the general russo-slurping conservative side of things, ever since he took over.

Why do you think they got rid of the “state backed media” tag on RT and others?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/28/saudis-kingdom-holding-company-to-maintain-twitter-stake https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-twitter-takeover-faces-backlash-over-saudi-financing-1755606 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/elon-musks-twitter-bid-leans-on-financier-linked-to-russian-tycoon/articleshow/92093745.cms?from=mdr

If you don’t like those sources just search for others. This is public information, not subject to argument.