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What people don't understand is that Trump was initially a supporter of banning TikTok, but recently he found out that the Chinese regime, and the Russias are working for his cause. They want the same world order of strongmen who rule all countries, which is why he has changed his position.

It smells like jingoistic boomer in here

Zero chance the empire allows this chapter into the history books.

I get where you're coming from. I think it's really...complicated. I still mean it that Gen Z has far more self invested intentions. They may not agree with the censoring but they'll agree with the entertainment. Do you think the influx of Americans will change anything on the app?

I'm not a big fan of tiktok nor the Chinese government, but if you really think the reason it's being banned is 'national security', I have a bridge I'd like to sell you. The reason it's being banned is because silicon valley doesn't want the competition.

The data is yours, don't forget that.

If it was in a book no one would like it because it be way too on the nose.

So...clearly Tiktok algo is pumping videos encouraging users to download Rednote. So like...the Chinese gov is using ByteDance/Tiktok to persuade Americans to give their data to Rednote, a CCP controlled application? 🤔

Even after they ban it we can always get it updated via third party sites. Sucks for you iPhone users that are stuck with only being able to install via the appstore. Most Android devices come with a vpn if you're worried about being tracked.

Can we stop living in interesting times?

I hear where you're coming from, but I think there are some key differences between the two. China's bans are primarily about restricting the free flow of information and ideas to maintain political control. - 1

As if the American companies with access are any damn better.

Skeptical it's a real movement. The kinds of things the refugees supposedly are saying ring out like songs in the key of suss. Xiaohongshu drama is a TikTok prank

It's not for sale

ByteDance, Senator

It's a bit more "stupid" than "poetic"

I joined Red Note partially because the US govt made it clear they don’t want us on Chinese apps, but… I love it over there. The people are so kind, the content is so cute and creative, and there are no ads 🥹

Even more poetic is Republicans calling TikTok a communist app, getting the Republican supreme court to ban it, then Republicans try to save it because the propaganda during the last election worked on younger people.

Americans are addicted to the pseudo reality of social media. Most would have no idea what to do with themselves if something wasn’t feeding it to them.

Facebook reads your WiFi. Listens to conversations had both turn up in ads immediately after mentioning or visiting stores that offer WiFi

Didn't know the goat was on bluesky

Looks like a privacy nightmare.

Another country with social flaws? How uniquely DANGEROUS

Last time I checked US-based platforms didn’t instantly ban you for posting a candle 🕯️ emoji on the anniversary of a massacre. I say this as much as I dislike US control of popular social media: The grass sadly isn’t really always greener on the other side. Chinese censorship is far far stricter.

As a European it never hit me... Tiktok still works as it did and my front page is still filled with things I wanna watch...

I just wish some didn’t think it is a viable alternative. It’s a hilarious joke, but I’m seeing large creators move over there, as if it’s not also going to be banned eventually since it’s actually owned by a foreign adversary.

That's a very long sentence

Learning Mandarin as we speak! Then I’ll be tri-lingual. Looking forward to cussing out MAGAts in 2 languages they’ll never understand! 🤣🤣🤣

My kid (adopted as an infant from China) was JUST telling me about this. She finds it hilarious that young Americans are offering their data directly to a different Chinese company in response to the American government trying to shut the site out of the US. I just think it's mayhem out there.

It's cute you think there will still be books. Or history.

I find it funny, USA freaks out about Chinese backdoors in software and hardware like decades of Intel processors didn't have backdoors in them for exactly the same reasons. "hey, only OUR Government is allowed to spy on our own citizens".. err, except, that's actually the opposite of true.

It could be all the fake accounts run by the Chinese government or TikTok, who switch to that app to encourage people to move there as well. 🤷🏽‍♂️

It's fun also getting Mandarin lessons while on #rednote

What a weird YouTube short on an AI run history channel this will be

They are saying it is on Zuckerbergs servers now...

What proportion of users do you think know that TikTok is owned by the Chinese Communist Party Government? I would put it under 20%.

That's why ad populum is a fallacy.

Poetic?

You’re assuming it isn’t the final chapter.

How on earth has TikTok improved any lives lol

Tiktok is the only place that doesn't drain my mental energy, twitter suck now cuz you can't even block the propaganda algos forcing into my feed.

Might be time to leave social media. These companies have a perceived sense of power, but their power only comes from the fact that people stay there. JUST LEAVE!

It depends on who gets to write it.

History reels*

Red note is not the direct version of TikTok in China. That would be Douyin. Red note is their version of IG or Pinterest, just with a UI very similar to TT.

I was guessing that Elon would suddenly come out with TokTik as a simultaneous coincidence.

I hope the UK Gov takes note and bans X for its owner literally interfering with UK politics and spreading propaganda. It’s not going to happen, but would be interesting if it did.

excited for the wvfrm episode on this

Ok but the real question is what’s your @?

and all because ppl hate zuck

Yeah but it's bad poetry

Instead of scrambling to the next fix for this addiction users could start doing something more useful?

If not Elon, then some other tech bro that is woefully out of touch with the people. Meta and Snapchat would both benefit as well with TikTok going away. And if they actually had a product that competed then it might work. But they don’t, so it won’t.