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Xiaohongshu, China's answer to Instagram, hits no. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown (techcrunch.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml
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[–] 86 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So in an attempt to thwart imagined Chinese propaganda, USians have pushed their user base into actual Chinese platforms. If even a portion of those users come to the realization that China are not evil harry potter villains, it would be a net win.

I would say it is one of the US's bigger own-goals, but they have had so many.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago

    I feel like most people are smart enough to realize that the Tiktok ban is purely about censoring viewpoints that don't fall in line with the State Department. So naturally, they want to see what else they're not supposed to be seeing.

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