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There is no way I am equating using apps with nationalism. And I have yet to understand how the worst of the big business Chinese apps are worse for me than the oligarch’s here.
If anything, while both will sell my data hundreds of times, it may be safer to use the bastards that are not under the control of the collapsing government here
Hell yeah, plus, rednote is so much less toxic than American social media so far, have had maybe like 2 bad interactions my entire time there
They aren't looking to sell you stuff or serve "more relevant ads," they are mapping our network infrastructure and human resources to find avenues of exploitation. Maybe they don't care about your data, but maybe you're in some position where you might harm your country, or you might be able to help someone who could harm your country, or harm some business with competing interests in China, and because you're using their apps, they know just how to turn you into an agent of chaos.
They are welcome to snoop around my small town infrastructure, which, checks notes, is hooked up by Chinese routers the last few years