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What is RedNote? The TikTok alternative that doesn't allow showing skin or LGBTQ+ content (www.advocate.com)
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TikTok refugees have already noted harsh restrictions on RedNote that have resulted in their content being removed or their accounts being suspended, including for mentioning LGBTQ+ identities or for women, wearing a slightly low-cut top.

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[โ€“] Gerudo@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

.ml and .hexbear have been salivating over this shit. "See China good, people nice, no problems here". My favorite so far is "tiktokers are fighting back the US government by using another countries platform!"

I promise you 95% of the influx into rednote, didn't choose it to give a middle finger to the US govt.. They did it because some influencers just picked another popular social app and joined. Their followers just followed suit so they could see where they went. More people followed, and here we are. Now the people turning the wheels behind the scenes see all these ripe targets for foreign national misinformation campaigns.

It's fun for a while being immersed in another culture, but once enough people see the real restrictions, it'll lose users and onto the next platform.

[โ€“] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Rednote is a tankies wet dream. It felt like I was taken back to cold war propaganda times. Communism vs Capitalism. Luigi the peoples champion, to start the downfall of Capitalism. It's weird to me that anyone who thinks a small group of wealthy people that controls everything by whatever name is a good thing.