Sorry if this is controversial, but I’ve heard some people saying (title) and that it’s ironic that after the American government tried so hard to ban the little red book of the cultural revolution from being in everyone’s pockets, now it is in everyone’s pockets again in the form of an app on their phones.
I’m sure the first thing people will say is, it’s a social media app similar to TikTok, which is why Americans are flocking to it in the wake of (and in anticipation of) TikTok’s ban for reasons related to CCP interference. It’s not literally the writings of Mao Zedong, in any way. But I think it’s more of a symbolic idea of what it represents. It’s also very interesting that the first choice of an app to replace TikTok was one that seems even more closely associated with China than TikTok is; I wonder if Red Note actually takes off in America that it will be banned as well otherwise it may have just replaced the perceived problem with another one.
Yes the American government tried to ban a book I can get for $6 on Amazon Prime. Why do people believe these things?
The American government doesn’t even ban books, that’s a (Southern) state government thing
I would not be suprised when the US tries to ban that book
Is red note like the death note for astroturfing?
…No, it’s a social media app.
If you’re referring to the title of the book, it’s called “Quotations from Mao Tse-tung”. “Little red book” is an English nickname and Chinese people don’t call it that, so the app name would not be a reference.
You should buy a copy of Mao’s little red book though.
It’s just insta and tiktok, it has no Maoist ideology lol
Nice try China!
I mean, the name is obviously inspired by the historical little red books.
The app is also literally called Little Red Book as an alternative name
What do you mean an alternative name? That’s it’s name
I don’t think so.
But if it really has leftist ideology and good discussions in it, unlike the mostly centrist slighty left-ish discussions in social media like Reddit, that would be awesome.
Is it really so? Then I’d join it to see the discussions
The law if not explicitly for TiKTok but every app with over a milion users.
serpentza video on this topic.
That guy is a racist idiot, don’t link or watch him. His video intro forever was making fun of his Chinese wife’s bad english
Also parrots westoid talking points blindly IMHO
Analysis is very weak.
I don’t think you understand the definition of the word racist.
