Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.

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.

  • land@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2041·
    15 hours ago
    • Chinese = Bad
    • Russian = Bad
    • Iran = Bad
    • USA = We are the only good guys.
    • cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
      234·
      15 hours ago

      USA = We are the only good guys.

      Nobody but the gov itself and right-wing nutjobs is saying that.

      It is in fact possible to criticize China, Russia, Iran AND the US at the same time

      They are all complacent in crimes and human rights violations in one form or another

      • kitnaht@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        15 hours ago

        Yeah, but one of those governments can get you right now.

        The other one has to cross international borders.

        Honestly, using a foreign social media site is a hilarious move.

        If I wanted to criticize the government, especially my own, I can see the reasoning behind using a foreign platform to do it on.

      • unalivejoy@lemm.eeEnglish
        42·
        12 hours ago

        Domestic companies prefer foreign companies be banned. Competition is bad for business after all.

    • WolfdadCigarette@threads.net@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      52·
      15 hours ago

      Tug o war works because the rope is strong enough to withstand the pull. In online political tug o war, you’re the rope. Most people would naturally dislike the folks trying to turn them into rope.