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Just came from a CNN article rambling about Chinese censorship on Rednote. There's something really ironic about American media trying to paint China as the villains for censorship when the thing that prompted the migration was the US banning an app just for being Chinese. It's the same kind of two-faced hypocrisy as when they got caught spending years of making Russia a villain for Ukraine, then dismissed the highly visible crimes of Israel in Gaza.

At some point, I'd hope more Americans will realize there's a big difference between what the US claims rival countries are doing, and the very visible reality of what allied countries are doing. I'm glad to see thousands of Americans realizing they've been lied to, but I know millions more are only going to see the cultivated media response and reaffirm their programmed biases. Hard to stay optimistic, living in the Imperial Core.

I read through this and I hate it.

Author apparently regularly speaks at the UN and is writing a book on ethical AI? I see we are off to a great start. And by the second paragraph we already have:

But dig a little deeper, and the reality becomes far more insidious.

Every post, like, and comment exists in an ecosystem designed to prioritize “core socialist values” over freedom of speech.

Remind me which country is the one banning TikTok and censoring speech?

For instance, posts addressing politically sensitive issues, such as criticism of Chinese cybersecurity laws or advocacy for human rights in Xinjiang, have reportedly been flagged or removed

Assuming they even are (note reportedly), not really a bad thing. You don't need to sell me on the platform more Jason.

In a report by China Digital Times, RedNote’s (Xiaohongshu) content moderation includes strict guidelines for handling “sudden incidents,” a term used to describe politically or socially sensitive topics.

One might assume that China Digital Times is a Chinese newspaper as the name might suggest to a layperson. However, they are based in California and have direct connections to the US government. Hardly an unbiased source to be citing.

By exporting a content control and surveillance model, RedNote challenges the open exchange of ideas on which democracy depends.

If the open exchange of ideas is that critical to democracy, isn't the US a more egregious offender? All of this stems from the US's instigating actions, China did literally nothing except provide a service that they have provided for years.

Joining RedNote has also brought Westerners closer to Chinese citizens than ever before.

Framing this as a negative, even subtly, is arguably the most evil thing in an article chock full of propaganda.

Their argument (or rather chatgpt's argument) is basically that there's heavy moderation but I took a look at the for you page and the exodees love the moderation. I really don't get what forbes is complaining about. There's rules to live in society.

Someone said they were doxxed on Instagram and meta never did anything about it but on rednote someone called them a slur and their account got deleted within the hour.

Jason Alan Snyder is a technologist, futurist, and inventor based in New York City.

i just read a whole nothing burger 🥴 people get paid to write this crap?

libs wouldn't know anything about self censorship 🤣️️

and not the redrawing of boundaries of acceptable thought!

"As these behaviors are modeled for younger audiences, the boundaries of permissible discourse are reinforced, creating a culture where conformity is rewarded, and challenging the status quo is discouraged.

The result? A generation less inclined to challenge authority or fight for democratic ideals."

Bro challenging authority is literally why people are moving to this app. They're tired of being told what to think and how to feel. They're tired of their free speech being stifled. They're tired of the lies and propaganda. Is it a democratic ideal to ban one of the most popular apps in America. I think not!

God forbid a social media application is moderated. How will I tell people to removed or removed, harass and swat them for no reason, post psychologically damaging images, or be a running dog for imperialism? This is literally 1984. Ignore how our country banned an app because people on it were sympathetic to a people being genocided btw. That's free speech, baby!

As far as I have seen so far the only complaints are that women (and men) that are scantily clad dancing erotically aka “thirst traps”, insulting people, or overt racism/sexism (God forbid!) are the only things that are banned. I have posted American political stuff, things on Palestine, Luigi… nothing gets banned. I guess posting about Chinese politics would get you banned but as an American wtf would I be doing that?!

Young American have realised the previously hidden fascist tendencies of the US Empire, now in this most blatant of moves of censorship. They are really starting to get mad and as an indirect result are learning about their so-called "enemies" in the East. This is literally the "decades happening in weeks", years of propaganda and disinformation being unlearned by hundreds of thousands, probably millions of Americans. Now they see they have an alternative, and are not confined to the capitalist realism anymore. I have great hopes for the young and radical of the US, I hope this goes as best for them as possible for them and the rest of the world.

Good, good, let the Streisand effect flow through you.

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