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U.S. TikTokers flock to Xiaohongshu, baffling and bonding with Chinese users. (restofworld.org)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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] 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Just proving US government right tbh.

So, US said: "TikTok is too powerful and has too much influence" and then people continue to be influenced. I kid you not, most trending rednote tiktoks right now are about price comparison between China and US with topics like: "veggies are like 2$ in China when they are 6$ in the US" with absolutely zero awareness of how economies work:

  • median hourly salary in the US: 27 USD
  • median hourly salary in China: 5 USD

Chinese vegetables are more expensive.

You could attribute this to people just being financially stupid but I think there's definitely some truth from US government pov that China has a lot of propaganda power over US citizens and I say this as non-american myself as it's quite apparent as a 3rd party observer.

Personally I still think low level laws that protect privacy of all americans is the way to go but America will never sacrifice free market money like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

The only video like that ive seen was showing how cheap a day of vacation in china would be.

The app is obvi not a bastion of unbiased free speech. This is reactionary and even if tiktok were banned on the 19th, people would be put off by using an app where you cant understand 80% of the comments and some of the more subtle content. Its a protest.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Man, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts must be really shit if the TikTokers didn't even consider them for a second lmao

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

IG reels are utter garbage for the most part but Youtube Short would actually be good if Youtube had the balls to separate it from Youtube itself as it's always limited in that regard.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

YouTube Shorts are the absolute evil

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago

They were just reposted tiktoks, make it make sense.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Are they allowed to talk about tiananmen massacre I wonder.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Are they allowed to talk about &%$!@$+×# &%;%$ I wonder.

Whats that?

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 day ago (7 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 (3 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.

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[–] [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.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’m amazed at all the CCP dick sucking here. It’s like I stumbled into r/Sino

操你中國政府

[–] [email protected] 16 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yea, I made a post to my people to come to the fediverse. While we have capitalist and communist forums, ultimately the fediverse sits in the anarchist camp.

I like it because I'm suspicious of tankies and hate musk fucks. A nice 3rd option.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Anarchy, because have you met people? Those fuckers can't be trusted with power

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

Can't trust people. People listen to Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. Can't trust em.

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

That backfired real good, didn't it?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Turns out we know we're all being spyed on constantly and don't really care what authoritarian shithole (US or China) is creeping on us

We care more about the content of the app.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Not really surprised. Most Tik Tok users are braindead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago

as a tiktok user — can confirm.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Good for them. People should be free to live their lives.

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