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How would you answer this, and how would you expect Chinese netizens on Xiaohongshu to answer?

I will link to the thread in the comments because I want you to take a moment and think about it first.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Damn, they blocked Tor Browser.

I went to Fennec with uBlock on and VPN enabled (privacy reasons), the first thing I see is a download attempt of the 小纒书 .apk file. I tap X, and it does it again. Damn, seem like Reddit all over again. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

Also, they require a +86 phone number for registration. πŸ€” Not a fan of that. Its like Facebook + region locking. Well I guess it make sense... too many TikTok refugees lol.

I had to change to user agent to windows. The comments are pretty chill, unlike some other Chinese sites. I don't see any "MAGA" type comments like you would see on twitter.

Edit: Hmm my webpage only shows like 10 comments, then stops showing... πŸ€”

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

You can register with any number, it just defaults to +86