[feyman_r]

Can you recommend some social apps from China that we may have not paid attention to? I’m assuming there’s a list more than ‘RedNote’. I tried using WeChat but it’s not where my network hangs, unfortunately.

You probably know some that have enough non-China presence.

[cscurmudgeon]

Why not just use RedNote? It has all the freedom that is deprived in the US [1]. /s

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/tech/tiktok-refugees-rednote-...

[infecto]

You almost fooled me with the sarcasm. I am concerned with how many folks in this thread have massive sympathy for China. No doubt the West has had many issues and continues to do so but China is getting painted here as the bastion of freedom and openness. That they trust a Chinese app more than Meta when it’s absolutely worse in mainland then the lives they have in the West.

[bdangubic]

with china wysiwyg, with USA you believe you have freedom of ____ (you don’t) and you believe “US-owned” (X is not, hence the quotes) social media is in any way “net positive” for its citizens…

[infecto]

Not sure what your point is? Why are you using quotes on something I did not even say? Weird.

[bdangubic]

No doubt the West has had many issues and continues to do so

This … you are right in that West has issue … where you are wrong is that the issues are just as dangerous (if not A LOT more) than China. I quoted “US-owned” cause one of the biggest social media platforms that everyone considers “West” is owned by an African

[galangalalgol]

Completely fictional but amusing dialogue "No lonny I can't make them sell you tiktok anymore, our dark lord and comrade used it to help get me elected and that requires tittat for tiktok. Besides, the name Tox was a bit too on the nose don't you think?"

[wruza]

Not all quotes are quoting you or anyone else.

[infecto]

Woah very good knowledge. Thank you. When his entire reply has little to do with my comment then yes I will make a point about it.