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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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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Supposedly they're doing it on purpose as a protest. Not just one sketchy Chinese app, but any sketchy Chinese app they can find. In the hopes that Meta and Google will miss them, and the federal government will capitulate to stop them using those apps.

Because apparently they haven't read the bill in question and think banning these apps too will somehow be "unsustainable".

[–] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It's still an act of protest. Even if it will only last a week.

However, XHS has gone through 3-4 major revisions in the past 4 days, they clearly are anticipating sticking around.

It would be so hilarious to me if they build a VPN directly into the app to sidestep the Great Firewall of America