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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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[–] SpikedPunchVictim@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

This might have an interesting side effect. Western voices and opinions being shared enmasse with Chinese youths on platforms they're comfortable with. It will be interesting to see how the Chinese government responds to this

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago (1 children)

I'm on the app and, honestly, I have been seeing the exact opposite. Loads of American users are seeing, for the first time, that folks in the PRC don't have it so bad.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 1 points 3 minutes ago* (last edited 3 minutes ago)

Consistent problem with fascists who want you to hate outsiders. When those barriers fall, it turns out that most of the "enemy" are just people who want to live their lives.

This goes both directions.

[–] GuitarSon2024@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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[–] GuitarSon2024@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

That about sums it up [deleted]

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 0 points 34 minutes ago

They will probably ban the app or make in unavailable in other countries. Typical censorship stuff

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Good for them. People should be free to live their lives.

[–] whyalone@lemm.ee 0 points 38 minutes ago

Tick tock is cancer though, yt shorts as well

[–] passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I thought the difference in humor would take a while to bridge but it's very familiar. Day in the life of an american type videos with road rage, burgers, shitcoins, podcasts and pancakes

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

The hexies are so excited about this too. They've got a thread up (erroneously) hoping that Americans will now stop believing that Chinese people are bad, because they can't face the truth that Americans (who aren't magats) only think the Chinese government is an authoritarian shit show and have no problem with regular Chinese citizens.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 hours ago

Solidarity amongst the working class, no matter what imaginary made up boundaries divide us.

[–] bestagon@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

Xenophobia and racism exist in America outside of the trump ultras. Hell, outside of the republican party even

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