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Xiaohongshu, China's answer to Instagram, hits no. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown (techcrunch.com)
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[–] roux@hexbear.net 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)
  • Xiaohongshu
  • ~~Red Note~~
  • Lemon8

Don't mind me, just writing a list of apps that are gonna get firewalled by the US because of national security in about 2 years.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Aren't Xiaohongshu and Rednote the same thing?

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[–] Addfwyn@lemmygrad.ml 83 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So in an attempt to thwart imagined Chinese propaganda, USians have pushed their user base into actual Chinese platforms. If even a portion of those users come to the realization that China are not evil harry potter villains, it would be a net win.

I would say it is one of the US's bigger own-goals, but they have had so many.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 45 points 2 months ago

Absolutely, there are now millions of Americans who are pissed off about TikTok ban who are now swimming in Communist media.

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[–] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (10 children)

I just downloaded it today. I’m not American so the ban doesn’t effect me (yet, I wouldn’t be surprised if Canada follows suite) but I follow some awesome American creators and dont want to lose access to them so I followed them to Red Note.

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[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So what is that app? Tiktok clone? Cause it's not douyin right?

[–] ahriboy@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's Chinese Instagram, much better than BS Meta product.

[–] willxkuzunoha@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So it’s instagram without the soft core porn of under age girls

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[–] Rextreff@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 months ago

LOL

[–] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It's making me sign up with either a phone number or a Google account ):

And you need to attach a phone number to comment anything. Are there any issues with using one of those temporary fake phone number generators?

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[–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That's so out of the blue? Is there any particular reason why the app got viral in the US?

[–] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

TikTok is getting banned in the US so a bunch of users are going to Xiaohongshu instead. It’s basically to spite the American government.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 57 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No idea what made it go viral. That said, I just signed up and I'm digging it, this was literally the first thing in my feed

[–] markinov@lemmygrad.ml 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

This is the first thing I see opening the app

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

it's just so wholesome :)

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[–] dustcommie@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Is that a Lenin model kit or just a figure!?

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[–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 2 months ago

Damn, I was browsing Hexbear and I'm tempted to install the app now. I'm kinda expecting for it to be a huge time sink considering how much I use Lemmy and Telegram on my phone lmao

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[–] yet_another_commie@lemmygrad.ml 49 points 2 months ago (2 children)

America is so free its people are leaving this freedom for "eVil Gommunism"

[–] Mzuark@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 2 months ago

Despite their best efforts to paint China as the ultimate evil, people are still lining up to try their products. I feel like that says something.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i wish they had an english port

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