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.

  • superkret@feddit.org
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    8 days ago

    Pro Tip: Loops is a federated short form video platform.
    Doesn’t surprise me though, that most will jump ship to another Chinese spyware instead.

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      8 days ago

      Loops is great but it’s not a TikTok replacement for the average TikTok user. The average TikTok user likes TikTok’s algorithms

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      8 days ago

      Sticking their middle fingers to the government? I even saw a trend where people were talking about live streaming on red note and just walking through all the government buildings near them.

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          8 days ago

          What does the Chinese government care what I say about the American government?

          What can they do to me anyway?