Although those platforms also provide short form content, their algorithms are pretty terrible. Also, Instagram's reels are absolutely flooded with ads, sponsored videos, and undisclosed branded content.

Instagram is basically an advertising platform at this point and youtube shorts doesn't have the same feel to it.

TikTok like Vine before it was built from the ground up with this kind of functionality and content in mind, Instagram and youtube were not and it shows.

It is very early days, but loops looks promising as a genuine alternative.

They're shit replacements. So much to that YouTube has gone down in downloads this week and IG is only up like 10%.

I think it’s more of a general apathy towards privacy than it is trusting any particular organization

China is half a world away and isn't directly involved in my day to day. The harms that China can do to me are significantly less than those American businesses.

It's not about trust, it's about accurate threat modeling.

So the Chinese government is spying on me, I'm literally never going to China, plus they have backdoor access to like every cheap security camera on the planet.

It's a better position than giving all my info to one of the u.s. companies where it has a real effect on me, especially now.

i think part of it is that people kinda expect china to be spying, so it's a devil you know.

It didn't have s chance, iirc someone promoted RedNote on TikTok...

Given that they have a list of 500 some nicknames you're not allowed to use for him, probably not.

Yeah, somehow I don't think a social media platform controlled by the CCP is going to be a good way to stay current on Chinese news.

I doubt any privacy advocate would recommend any social media.

Thats why Chinese come to the US on boats and cross the Mexican boarded by the hundreds of thousands. https://youtu.be/M7TNP2OTY2g