Made a jab online about an artist posting it, and getting pushback saying that since it's creation, it has been adopted by some communist orgs.
From what I can find, it seems to have been used by a French socialist party for a few decades, but nothing beyond that that isn't socdem parties.
So i guess yeah, anyone know of any full on commie groups that have ever adopted it?
It doesn't come from a good place, and I wouldn't recommend it if you're picking a symbol for your new communist group, but if someone who supports communism is using it communistically, you should just trust them on that. It's not a magic seal that secretly corrupts their intent. It's just a symbol, meanings can change over time.