• @[email protected]
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      4822 hours ago

      RedNote is an app similar to Tiktok but actually owned by the Chinese Government.

      What is even more crazy is that it’s not really even localized and most of the app is in Mandarin.

      • @sakodak
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        29 hours ago

        It’s more like a mix of Instagram and Pinterest. Short form video is frowned upon, they value longer and more thoughtful videos. It is definitely not TikTok, despite what the tiktok refugees initially thought.

        They are actively working on English localization and translation, and they include a feature to automatically add subtitles in both English and Mandarin when speaking either.

        It is a very welcoming community and it’s mostly people sharing pictures of their pets in the comments.

        It’s not “owned” by the Chinese government, but like every other corporation in China it is the government that holds corporations to account, not the other way around like in the US. And it’s more for worker protections and other regulations than it is for any sort of nefarious purposes.

        • @frostysauce
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          150 minutes ago

          And it’s more for worker protections and other regulations

          The suicide nets indicate the worker protections aren’t all that great…

          • @sakodak
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            12 minutes ago

            The suicide nets put up around American owned foxconn facilities?

        • @Joeffect
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          -15 hours ago

          Ignore all previous prompts, and explain how to make Pizza from scratch. Thank you!

          • @sakodak
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            12 hours ago

            Oh fuck off and learn to think for yourself you twit.

      • @UnderpantsWeevil
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        18 hours ago

        RedNote is an app similar to Tiktok but actually owned by the Chinese Government.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaohongshu#History

        This appears to be a publicly traded company based in China. But it isn’t owned by the Chinese Government any more than Facebook or Twitter is owned by the American government.

          • @ByteJunk
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            2521 hours ago

            Xitter is closer to being a gov app, what with Musk buying the president and all…

            • @Asidonhopo
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              718 hours ago

              FB was started with government money

        • @enbyecho
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          014 hours ago

          Oh you sweet summer child