• @zbyte64@awful.systems
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        23 months ago

        Sure, which is why installing it is largely a protest. I don’t think US tiktokkers are going to seriously learn pinyin so they can properly tag their post.

        • @atrielienz@lemmy.world
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          23 months ago

          Protests are supposed to inconvenience the institution and other people not involved in the situation so that they empathize and push for change. This isn’t a particularly good protest if it’s not doing those things. It doesn’t seem to be inconveniencing the supreme Court, the federal government, or people who don’t use tik tok so …

        • @alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
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          03 months ago

          Except it’s owned by Xingyin Information Technology? And I didn’t see any ads on Tiktok for Rednote, just creators telling me that’s where they’re going.

          Did you just make that up, or did someone lie to you?

      • @Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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        13 months ago

        I think that’s the point… Its a protest, and RedNote doesn’t even pretend that it isn’t a part of the CCP. The tiktok users know this, they are just trying to give the biggest middle finger they can.

          • @Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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            13 months ago

            It’s a protest, it won’t last forever. Americans aren’t going to learn Mandarin fluently.

            99% off the comments are in Mandarin, and like 50% of the UI is still in Mandarin even from US app stores.

          • @alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
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            3 months ago

            Given that I live in America, I’d rather China controlling my apps than the American government.