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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] 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

the real reason why the government tries to ban apps is because it gives an unfiltered look at people the government has tried to demonize for years

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

An unfiltered look at, checks notes, a completely censored and controlled people who aren't even allowed to hold up a blank sheet of paper in protest?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

As if they don't ban apps too.

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