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While governments can't directly manipulate Lemmy, you should still operate on the assumption that nothing you do here is anonymous.
As with anything and everything on the Internet...
What the fuck are you smoking? Of course they can.
They could, but they won't. The threat model is low because McCarthyism is over and done with. Your CIA agent however sees your posts and is very disappointed with you.
Governments are probably already directly influencing Lemmy with the usual astroturfing at the very least