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U.S. TikTokers flock to Xiaohongshu, baffling and bonding with Chinese users. (restofworld.org)

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Americans are joining the Chinese social media app en masse to protest an imminent TikTok ban.

American users have flocked to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu in defiance of security warnings.

Chinese and American users have engaged in surprisingly friendly conversations about each other’s lives.

The influx of American users could burden Xiaohongshu’s censorship mechanism, experts say.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 day ago (4 children)

This might have an interesting side effect. Western voices and opinions being shared enmasse with Chinese youths on platforms they're comfortable with. It will be interesting to see how the Chinese government responds to this

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm on the app and, honestly, I have been seeing the exact opposite. Loads of American users are seeing, for the first time, that folks in the PRC don't have it so bad.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Consistent problem with fascists who want you to hate outsiders. When those barriers fall, it turns out that most of the "enemy" are just people who want to live their lives.

This goes both directions.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But the Chinese people were never the enemy. The only ones who push that narrative are people who want to sow division and hatred.

It's the CCP and US government that are at odds with one another. The issue with TikTok is the CCP has control and influence over content served to Western uses.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This. There is a reason why China has been censoring the internet so much, and why Russia and to a lesser degree Türkiye started doing it as well. And why two of the three most powerful people in the US apart from Trump control like 2/3 of all social media.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Hmm, let's not do that. I wonder what should be written on the casing for Musk's?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's my point.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Ah, ok. I thought you were saying the other thing.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It will be interesting to see how the ~~Chinese~~ US government responds to this

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

That's easy. Some more propaganda about hating the everyday Chinese person (who we have far more in common with) and banning the app.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

Everything that comes from this should be interesting.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

That about sums it up [deleted]

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They will probably ban the app or make in unavailable in other countries. Typical censorship stuff

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago

So basically taking a page from the US playbook?