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minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI 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.
minus-squareMolecularCactus1324@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoMiddle finger saying “yah, we want the CCP to control our apps!”
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoIt’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.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-221 hours agoGiven that I live in America, I’d rather China controlling my apps than the American government.
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.
Middle finger saying “yah, we want the CCP to control our apps!”
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.
Given that I live in America, I’d rather China controlling my apps than the American government.