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RedNote may wall off “TikTok refugees” to prevent US influence on Chinese users (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 days ago by ubergeek@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 65 points 3 days ago

The irony.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

Lol. Lmao, even.

Jk, my real thoughts is: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 52 points 3 days ago (3 children)

RedNote's Chinese name, Xiaohongshu, literally translates to "Little Red Book," which seems like a direct reference to a book of quotes from Chinese communist leader Mao Tse-tung. But The Washington Post reported that the app is designed to be apolitical and its co-founder, Mao, maintains that the name instead pays "homage to the colors of his college," Stanford Business School, and his former employer, Bain Capital.

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeetthefuckouttahere!

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 24 points 3 days ago

You wouldn't expect anyone named Mao to be political, so that checks out. His brothers Lenin and Stalin are equally apolitical.

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 45 points 3 days ago (24 children)

Can’t have them getting ideas like tolerance for minorities.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

From Americans?

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

America is of the few nations that has to deal with real diversity, so yes.

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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago

"may"

😂

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Most of my lab mates are Chinese and I joined WeChat because it was what they all used. Everything was fine except my account kept getting banned for no reason. I had assumed it might be because I accidentally turned on a VPN, but ultimately I concluded it was because they didn’t want the intermingling of Chinese and American accounts, which was literally the only reason I was there in the first place.

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

LOL

Kinda like how Chinese citizens can’t use tiktok either. Wonder why…

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