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Left-Wing Extremism on the Decentralized Web: Fediverse's Lemmygrad.ml endorses authoritarian regimes, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, exhibits anti-Zionist and antisemitic rhetoric, study reveals (arxiv.org)
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Left-wing extremists have been showing "substantial activity on Lemmygrad.ml" with an accompanying increase in toxicity, a new joint study published by Binghamton University and Cyprus University of Technology on Arxiv says.

The researchers also identified posts that support authoritarian regimes, endorse the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and feature anti-Zionist and antisemitic content.

"Overall, our findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of political extremism within decentralized social networks and emphasize the necessity of analyzing both ends of the political spectrum in research," the researchers conclude.

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Users on Lemmygrad.ml frequently discuss [...] China and North Korea, with many posts expressing support for them.

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Discussions [on Lemmygrad.ml] on the Israel-Palestine conflict primarily criticize Israel. While many posts condemn antisemitism, [the authors] also encounter numerous posts that extend beyond criticizing Israel, displaying anti-Zionism and even antisemitism.

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[The study] results show that users of Lemmygrad.ml frequently share posts that support authoritarian regimes, as seen in their support for China, North Korea, and Russia. Moreover, their support can extend beyond backing these authoritarian regimes, even cheering on their violent actions, as evidenced by their posts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, we observe anti-Zionist and antisemitic behaviors, which show similarities to right-wing extremism.

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Our analysis suggests a concerning endorsement of authoritarian actions and extremist rhetoric on Lemmygrad.ml, further indicating that left-wing extremist communities on decentralized platforms should receive more attention from the academic community.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Distributed authority would be anarchist or more broadly libertarian.

Depending on the definitions you use, anarchism and leftism are synonyms. Libertarianism, also depending on definition, is a subset of leftism.

Authoritarianism is always rightist, regardless of how “benevolent” it paints itself. Benevolent rightism isn’t leftist, it’s still rightist.