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So far, Americans using RedNote have said they don't care if China has access to their data. Viral videos on TikTok in recent days have shown Americans jokingly saying they will miss their personal "Chinese spy," while others say they are purposefully giving RedNote access to their data in a show of protest against the wishes of the U.S. government.

"This also highlights the fact that people are thirsty for platforms that aren't controlled by the same few oligarchs," Quintin said. "People will happily jump to another platform even if it presents new, unknown risks."

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah, fuck the Chinese GOVERNMENT. You don't have to be bigoted towards the people of a country to disapprove of what their authoritarian government does.

Personally, I have nothing against the people of China, Iran, or the US (to name a few obvious examples of peoples under the boot of an unrepresentative government), but that doesn't mean that I approve the oppression and other abuses their governments keep committing towards their own people and others.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

congratulations, everyone else understood what i was saying but you

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Nope. If you mean the Chinese GOVERNMENT, say that. "The Chinese" means Chinese people.