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Lemmy is more left leaning because the rights popularity seen on other social media are driven by bots that are not here. (lemmy.world)
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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 year ago

Not by bots but by rage farming algorithms. Rage farming the right is easy and profitable. Facebook has gotten that down to science. The fake absolutist free speech espoused by Twitter's management as well as the apparent moderation inaction by Facebook are all about that. Letting right wing nuts rage freely generates engagement, generates ad revenue. The only thing the platforms actively manage is making sure that big name ads don't show up on Nazi posts.