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American Tiktok users would rather use ACTUAL Chinese spyware app than Meta. XiaoHongShu (meaning "Little Red Book") and ChatGPT (for translating the Mandarin only app) are currently #1 and #2 on the App store.

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[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What the fuck are people doing

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sticking their middle fingers to the government? I even saw a trend where people were talking about live streaming on red note and just walking through all the government buildings near them.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sticking their middle finger to the government so they can keep using another government’s spyware?

Ok.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 weeks ago

What does the Chinese government care what I say about the American government?

What can they do to me anyway?

[–] teft@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nothing says sticking it to the government like some treason, right guys? /s

[–] Jrockwar 16 points 2 weeks ago

After the 6th of Jan, I can't be convinced that the USA takes treason seriously.