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more adventures on rednote mostly because it’s entertaining how mad people get when i talk about it :3 /halfjoke

this was posted 12/31 btw so i don’t think “the mods haven’t gotten to it yet” is a real thing

#le is common in parallel to the anglosphere’s #wlw which i think is adorable

my number one qualm with little red book so far is there is no native translation like tiktok has. lots of google translate is necessary to get the social media to social :P

necessary disclaimer: fuck the CCP and all the real violence and repression they do. just want to give credit given where due, and so far here im just seeing a lot of assumptions with no evidence? so im gonna post what my experience is :) i welcome all to do the same

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[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Is LGBTQ+ content not restricted/shadow banned there? 31 hearts and 1 comment isn't really a lot.

If Twitter took away the restricted flag, would anyone have known typing "cisgender" is blacklisted? Most corporate social media don't publish what is or isn't restricted.

Plus China officially encourages """"traditional"""" gender roles since their demographic crisis will come crashing down soon, with LGBTQ+ centers and clubs being shut down by the government.

[–] Vibi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was wondering this as well and have been incredibly surprised how different the landscape is from my assumptions. Their algorithm very quickly understood my identity and preferences and started mixing in a good amount of wlw content with just an overflow of positive comments and engagement. I was also super happy to see creators that I enjoy being welcomed and praised on the platform - creators which 100% of the time have people leave the most unkind comments on their posts. There's one in particular, a man who showcases and slays in his dresses, which I've yet to see one negative comment towards. Time will tell how long things stay this way!

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago

I got Chappel Roan and Sabrina Carpenter content within like 20 minutes of scrolling I felt so at home

[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

People are really naive. I bet maos little red book has a special mode for people on the other side of the great firewall. China wants to look good to create soft power, they don’t want us to see all the tofu buildings collapsing they want us to see a girl living to western standards, not how the average Chinese lives

[–] theoneIno@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Xi just generated millions of AI Chinese to fool the West, what an elegant move!

Guess you can't see beyond your lifelong propaganda, the truth might hurt sometimes but its necessary

[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago

He doesnt need to, there are millions creating contant, he just needs to order the company to filter to show "appropiate contant"

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How would they implement what you’re claiming within the matter of days since red book took off?

A whole lot of this comment is western cope. And I’m not even a CCP fan, I’m an anarchist.

[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 0 points 21 hours ago

You’re not an anarchist your an idiot. Obviously they were prepared for this, you have to specify the regions your app is available. So the fact rednote is even available should be enough evidence. I mean a TikTok ban was talked about for months so they weren’t Surprised that a lot of people switched platform.

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[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Good question. Here’s one from the same account with 16k likes. Any restrictions on LGBT content is not significantly worse than we already see from Meta and TikTok.

Re: the rest of your comment, yeah fuck the CCP as I said in OP. Just giving credit where due and a lot of people (like yourself) make a couple of (understandable) assumptions that are not backed up by any experience I have had yet.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 day ago

What’s funny is China did their demo crisis to themselves with the one child policy

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[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I've been getting some major astroturfing vibes around here lately.

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[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

how else are they supposed to do it?

[–] hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 day ago (8 children)

It's going to be so interesting seeing how all of this plays out. Will meta succeed in reclaiming their market share? Will a new app take the throne? Will congress just keep banning any app that is too popular and not under the american oligarchys control? Will trump somehow leverage this into him being the one to save tiktok? Will loops UI ever be good enough to compete? Only time will tell.

What a strange timeline we live in lol

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Will meta succeed in reclaiming their market share?

Probably not, nobody trusts them especially not z and alpha

Will a new app take the throne?

Maybe. Maybe it’s red book?

Will congress just keep banning any app that is too popular and not under the american oligarchys control?

100% but they’re slow moving dinosaurs

Will trump somehow leverage this into him being the one to save tiktok?

Probably

Will loops UI ever be good enough to compete?

Hope so

[–] hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree with all your predictions to my questions lol.

Though i don't think rednote will actually take the place of tiktok, I think that's mostly a protest migration & something else will take the top spot -- if tiktok actually stays banned. I do think there's a chance trump will choose not to enforce the ban in a meaningful way because he knows it will rally quite a few young and nieve voters into his camp (plus he'd probably get a hefty payoff).

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[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hoo boy am I angry about this ..

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago

😈 excellent 😈

[–] enbyecho@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

So any guesses on whether the OP is paid in RMB or some other currency?

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