U.S. TikTokers flock to Xiaohongshu, baffling and bonding with Chinese users
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Americans are joining the Chinese social media app en masse to protest an imminent TikTok ban.

Americans are joining the Chinese social media app en masse to protest an imminent TikTok ban.

  • American users have flocked to Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu in defiance of security warnings.
  • Chinese and American users have engaged in surprisingly friendly conversations about each other’s lives.
  • The influx of American users could burden Xiaohongshu’s censorship mechanism, experts say.
  • arararagi@ani.socialEnglish
    5·
    13 hours ago

    I’m surprised most didn’t go to lemon8, since that is also bytedance it will just be banned too.

    • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      1·
      1 hour ago

      So you’re surprised people didn’t switch to the app you think will be banned?

      Are you using the word “surprised” right?