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 32 points 4 days 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.

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[–] Vibi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 4 days 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!

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[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago (5 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

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do you think the Chinese gov planned this and has been preparing for this? Like they couldn't just curate an entire social media sites worth of content just on the off chance that millions of Americans go there out of spite. Spite is rather unpredictable.

[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

You know, when you put your app on the App Store you have to chose the region you want the app to be available in. So as rednote is available in the west they are prepared. And it’s not that hard to implement as their recommendation algorithm is fkn great, just look at the likes the OG post got and OP commented another post by the same account that got a magnitude more engagement. Apparently many also tested to post pro Taiwan or tiamin square content and their accounts got banned. China has a well documented history of massive censorship and media control, I mean their great firewall should give you an idea of what they do. It’s naive to think they release an App to the west without control of what it’s shown.

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[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 4 days ago (7 children)

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

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[–] shani66@ani.social 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

"b-b-but corporation bad!"

No shit people, corporations are badbut some are worse and some are better. Not that that is even the topic of discussion, this is clearly about spaces people exist in.

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[–] hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 18 points 4 days 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 3 days ago (2 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

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[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

obligatory yapdollar

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