This got reported as being not twitter or equal. I'm kind of on the fence about this. I see their point, but the original was twitter. Please tell me what you think in the comments, not just downvote or upvote. This will guide me in the future if we have any more posts like this.
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2026
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I havent read the rules of the comm. but ive always perceived whitepeopletwitter as a place to post text based social media screenshots.
It probably shouldn't be allowed in the future, but given that it has > 300 up-votes and is only now spurring a finer definition of the rule, I think it warrants an exception. If OP reads this, they now know to post this kinda thing in a different community in the future. But removing this particular post seems a little harsh.
Edit: This is an awesome approach to moderation btw. People like you make lemmy great, thank you!
People like this need to accept and understand that we don't want to talk about US politics everywhere, all the time.
Fighting to remove as many posts as possible on Lemmy when we barely get any posts at all doesn't make sense; ignore the people requesting you take a popular post down for some potential technicality.
We have trolls here too. I'm okay if they take a hike, lol.
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If youre gonna feed the trolls, can you give me some cheetos?
Great, I said we need to talk more about Alex....and the collective fediverse said we need to not talk about politics. Real fucking clown shoes this place.
Fuck off dunce. Keep US politics out of non-political subs. Tf!? How's this hard to understand?
Is that a baby sloth?
I'm not the sort that gushes all the time about baby animals, but that is like the cutest little thing ever. I want to squish it and pet it.
I don't understand why have comms literally about politics and world news if you're just going to post the same stuff to any other comm that really doesn't need that kind of content. If people keep ignoring what belongs where, why have comms at all? Idk, maybe it's my OCD talking...
When it comes to activism, I've often said that, 'most people know the difference between a good vegan and a bad vegan'. Being insufferable, overbearing, or pushing discussions where they aren't needed or wanted does nothing to help your cause, it usually does the opposite. When you talk to most people who ascribe to a certain political, lifestyle, or activist way of life, you'll usually find that most of them are pretty normal and non-pervasive people; IE you may never even know those details without asking them. This goes for most things. Fitness enthusiast vs gym bro. Music/Media enjoyers vs gatekeepers. Activist who promote and provide good accurate information in a hands off way, vs those who push political messaging where it's not wanted. Be a good vegan.
has a very mild run-in with one singular community's admin "That's it, I'm done with the entire platform !"
I had to switch instances a couple times before I found one who kinda tolerates my bullshit.
And a respectful and considerate encounter at that
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As somebody who just came here from Reddit, I find all of these communities refreshingly free of American politics.
I have the complete opposite experience, I almost cannot escape it here. My reddit infinite scroll was way more diverse, here it's exclusively american politics and linux, and if it wasn't for linux I would quit this whole platform
I would have already went back to reddit if it wasn't for the ability to block communities.
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I wish I could get away from it. It’s too fucking depressing at times.
I feel the same way. I mostly just been using lemmy on my work breaks, and the last thing I want to see while stressed out is American politics.
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