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U.S. TikTokers flock to Xiaohongshu, baffling and bonding with Chinese users. (restofworld.org)
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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.
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[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 26 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Is it that surprising that your average person in another country is easy to get on with? I've been to a fair few different countries and the everyday people you interact with are lovely (except France).

It's the fucking politicians you've got to look out for, and not just the foreign ones.

[–] hydroxycotton@lemmy.world 16 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Lmao "except France"

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Well I mean obviously.

[–] rakeshmondal@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

Are they really that unwelcoming? I've heard a bunch about this, fortunately never got to experience it first hand.

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

I'm English, so I'm sure the feeling's mutual. ;-)