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submitted 1 week ago by Alsephina@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

Chinese users of Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, known as Rednote, welcome American arrivals to the platform.

While the exact number of downloads is unknown, the Apple store put Xiaohongshu – which does not have an official English name but means “little red book” – as the No 1 free-to-use social media platform across all free iPhone apps in the US.

The exodus of “TikTok refugees” has been spurred by mounting concerns over the app’s fate in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court oral arguments, in which the justices seemed to lean towards national security over free speech.

US influencer Nuha – who has more than 1.5 million followers on TikTok and about 135,000 on Instagram – is among those signing up for Xiaohongshu’s blend of e-commerce and user-generated content.

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[-] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago

Hey at least it's not american spyware. That's a small improvement at least.

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago

Literally what can China even do to me?

[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Its so wild to me that its practically illegal to be trans in like 1/3rd the US and we see US social media with histories of passing data to cops starting to track womens cycles in anti abortion states and after all that people still think China having your data is wors than known election interferer Zucc having it.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago

Just Red Scare shenanigans. They think the CPC will send sleeper agents to their house for watching random cat clips

[-] TheAlbatross 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The big bad Chinese government is using their malicious Spyware apps to steal and weaponize my recipe for vegan meringues.

This is the end of Western civilization as we know it.

[-] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

at least it's not american spyware.

Maybe read the comment you're replying to next time?

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

I think they mean, “In what way is that better?”

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe tell me how it's better than American spyware?

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago
[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 4 points 1 week ago

Secret Illegal Chinese Police Station says otherwise

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago

What, is China going to start kidnapping citizens of other countries? Ones that have never even been to China? Get real.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Don’t believe everything US corporate media feed us. There were and are no Chinese police stations—secret or otherwise—in the US.

False Witnesses and Sinister Plots: Exposing the CIA Connection in the ‘Chinese Police Station’ Narrative

I try to point people toward developing real media literacy.

this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2025
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