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.
  • @callmepkEnglish
    42•6 hours ago

    I mean, imagine a reality where a bunch of humans end up using the same service like that, between two countries at odds, and they realize that they have a lot more in common than they thought possible. It could be a bridge that changes a world.

    The answer is Fediverse. From last time I checked while I am in Mainland China, lemmy.world is not banned (yet lemmy.ml is banned lol)

    I am also able to use my own Mastodon instance in Mainland China.

    Fediverse is the key and tool to break the Great Firewall.

    • paraphrandEnglish
      25•6 hours ago

      Until they turn their gaze to it. I’m sure it’s trivial to block and monitor due to the federated/networked nature.

    • southsamuraiEnglish
      21•6 hours ago

      Let’s hope it stays that way :)

      We don’t get to actually interact much with chinese people in China, here in the states. The more all us regular people can get to know each other, the more chance we have of maybe breaking down the artificial barriers that keep us locked into our own worlds