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With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’ (www.wired.com)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (3 children)

foreign man

Why „foreign man”? Why not „Capitalist”? Or „Megacorporation”?

Foreign people are not the only ones who are fucking you over.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Why „foreign man”? Why not „Capitalist”? Or „Megacorporation”?

In this specific case, the man fucking them over is banned because it's foreign. The position of domestic man fucking them over is not vacant so they only need to find a replacement for the position of foreign man fucking them over.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

The foreign capitalist/imperialist app ran by a despot who approved this app for me to useeeeeee.

[–] Reygle -2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

OK then, foreign communist megacorporation & government

[–] Dearth 4 points 12 hours ago

Taiwanese communist? What world do you live in?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Communist mega corporation and government? What strain is that

[–] Reygle -4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The China kind.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 13 hours ago

Wow, a very normal, and widespread TOS part. Which almost EVERY SINGLE COMPANY has. And whatever yammer yer were doing with "communist mega corporation" is also very strange. I hope for the better of yer.