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'''Lemmygrad''' is a [[Communism|communist]], [[Marxism-leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] social media platform founded in August 2019.<ref>Lemmygrad's first post dated 17 August 2019. [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1 Link]</ref> It is built on Lemmy,<ref>[https://join-lemmy.org Lemmy software website] </ref> which is a [[Free and open-source software|FOSS]], federated,<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub</ref> alternative to [[Reddit]]. Lemmygrad was developed by comrades ''[[User:Dessalines|dessalines]]'' and ''nutomic,'' and is run by a collection of communists from around the world.  
'''Lemmygrad''' is a [[Communism|communist]], [[Marxism-leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] social media platform founded in August 2019.<ref>Lemmygrad's first post dated 17 August 2019. [https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1 Link]</ref> It is built on Lemmy,<ref>[https://join-lemmy.org Lemmy software website] </ref> which is a [[Free and open-source software|FOSS]], federated,<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub</ref> alternative to [[Reddit]]. Lemmygrad was developed by comrades ''[[User:Dessalines|dessalines]]'' and ''nutomic,'' and is run by a collection of communists from around the world. It has over 34,000 posts and over 360 active users.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Lemmygrad|url=https://lemmygrad.ml/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802014902/https://lemmygrad.ml/|archive-date=2022-08-02|retrieved=2022-08-30}}</ref>


Lemmygrad was the second Lemmy instance created, after lemmy.ml.<ref>[https://lemmy.ml Lemmy instance website]</ref> Its mission statement closely matches that of the the Lemmy software;<ref>[https://join-lemmy.org/about About Lemmy]</ref> to create a proletarian owned-and-controlled social media platform, that exists outside the control and jurisdiction of US tech companies.  
Lemmygrad was the second Lemmy instance created, after lemmy.ml.<ref>[https://lemmy.ml Lemmy instance website]</ref> Its mission statement closely matches that of the the Lemmy software;<ref>[https://join-lemmy.org/about About Lemmy]</ref> to create a proletarian owned-and-controlled social media platform, that exists outside the control and jurisdiction of US tech companies.  


Its user base been growing steadily as Reddit continues to censor [[Marxism|Marxist]] and communist communities,<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[WSWS]]|title=Reddit bans 2,000 communities in major censorship action|date=2020-07-02|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/02/redd-j02.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=|journalist=Kevin Reed}}</ref> and as racist attacks against Chinese and Russian users increase.  
Its user base been growing steadily as Reddit continues to censor [[Marxism|Marxist]] and communist communities,<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[WSWS]]|title=Reddit bans 2,000 communities in major censorship action|date=2020-07-02|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/02/redd-j02.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=|journalist=Kevin Reed}}</ref> and as racist attacks against [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] and [[Russian Federation|Russian]] users increase.  


In 2022, [[GenZedong (subreddit)|/r/GenZedong]] was quarantined by Reddit, which resulted in a migration to Lemmygrad to keep the community solvent.<ref>{{Citation|title-url=https://lemmygrad.ml/post/156912|title=Welcome /r/GenZedong Refugees!|author=Muad'Dibber|publisher=Lemmygrad|city=Genzedong}}</ref> After Reddit banned and removed ''[[Genzhou (subreddit)|/r/GenZhou]]'', an educational companion subreddit to /r/GenZedong, Lemmygrad users resurrected an archive of it at /c/genzhouarchive.<ref>https://lemmygrad.ml/c/genzhouarchive</ref>
In 2022, [[GenZedong (subreddit)|/r/GenZedong]] was quarantined by Reddit, which resulted in a migration to Lemmygrad to keep the community solvent.<ref>{{Citation|title-url=https://lemmygrad.ml/post/156912|title=Welcome /r/GenZedong Refugees!|author=Muad'Dibber|publisher=Lemmygrad|city=Genzedong}}</ref> After Reddit banned and removed [[Genzhou (subreddit)|/r/GenZhou]], an educational companion subreddit to /r/GenZedong, Lemmygrad users resurrected an archive of it at /c/genzhouarchive.<ref>https://lemmygrad.ml/c/genzhouarchive</ref>


Liberals have organized DDoS attacks against Lemmgrad.<ref>{{News citation|author=陈卫华是我的英雄|newspaper=GenZedong|title=We're getting DDOSed lmao|date=2022-03-26|url=https://lemmygrad.ml/post/175422|retrieved=2022-04-15}}</ref>  
Liberals have organized DDoS attacks against Lemmgrad.<ref>{{News citation|author=陈卫华是我的英雄|newspaper=GenZedong|title=We're getting DDOSed lmao|date=2022-03-26|url=https://lemmygrad.ml/post/175422|retrieved=2022-04-15}}</ref>  

Revision as of 13:39, 30 August 2022

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Lemmygrad is a communist, Marxist-Leninist social media platform founded in August 2019.[1] It is built on Lemmy,[2] which is a FOSS, federated,[3] alternative to Reddit. Lemmygrad was developed by comrades dessalines and nutomic, and is run by a collection of communists from around the world. It has over 34,000 posts and over 360 active users.[4]

Lemmygrad was the second Lemmy instance created, after lemmy.ml.[5] Its mission statement closely matches that of the the Lemmy software;[6] to create a proletarian owned-and-controlled social media platform, that exists outside the control and jurisdiction of US tech companies.

Its user base been growing steadily as Reddit continues to censor Marxist and communist communities,[7] and as racist attacks against Chinese and Russian users increase.

In 2022, /r/GenZedong was quarantined by Reddit, which resulted in a migration to Lemmygrad to keep the community solvent.[8] After Reddit banned and removed /r/GenZhou, an educational companion subreddit to /r/GenZedong, Lemmygrad users resurrected an archive of it at /c/genzhouarchive.[9]

Liberals have organized DDoS attacks against Lemmgrad.[10]

External sources

Lemmygrad website

References

  1. Lemmygrad's first post dated 17 August 2019. Link
  2. Lemmy software website
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub
  4. Lemmygrad. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  5. Lemmy instance website
  6. About Lemmy
  7. Kevin Reed (2020-07-02). "Reddit bans 2,000 communities in major censorship action" WSWS.
  8. Muad'Dibber. Welcome /r/GenZedong Refugees!. Genzedong: Lemmygrad.
  9. https://lemmygrad.ml/c/genzhouarchive
  10. 陈卫华是我的英雄 (2022-03-26). "We're getting DDOSed lmao" GenZedong. Retrieved 2022-04-15.