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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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[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Yep. So much is shared on TT. I learned recipes, news that's barely covered, legal advice from actual lawyers, protesting tips, surveillance avoidance... (strange they wanna ban the app)