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With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’ (www.wired.com)
submitted 5 months ago by sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.

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[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 24 points 5 months ago

A lot of them are going to it because it's Chinese Spyware, just to be petty to the government.

[-] Korkki@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Holy ideology, Batman!

[-] Viri4thus@feddit.org 1 points 5 months ago

Huh!?

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

You heard me.

And it seems to be working... just saw a politician say that they need to re-review the tiktok ban citing rednote

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