TikTok refugees have already noted harsh restrictions on RedNote that have resulted in their content being removed or their accounts being suspended, including for mentioning LGBTQ+ identities or for women, wearing a slightly low-cut top.
definitely not astroturfing, no sir, no influence campaign going on here, nothing unusual to see, please go back to consuming content without questioning who is pushing it or how or why
People like you are missing the point. I think many people are very sober about what is going on, but nothing unites people like stupid fucking policies.
Prohibition culture just leads to acts of rebellion. The more you tell young people not to do something, the more they want it. It’s not about red note, it’s that this TikTok ban is stupid and people find this whole thing entertaining
Maoster would like a word. Forget showing skin… It’s so cool it explicitly bans intellectuals from its platform.
Romania orders election recount after TikTok bias claims
EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguards
The Chinese government is using TikTok to meddle in elections, ODNI says
And finally we have the official statement from TikTok… Our commitment to election integrity
Not one word of this “commitment” should be trusted.
Maybe I am “missing the point”, but you seem to be somehow missing the entire reality of what is actually going on.
I am not a fan of TikTok. I’m saying all social media is a problem on some level. Any of those articles can be matched by equally bad ones about American platforms.
The TikTok ban doesn’t pass the smell test for most people. It feels like out of touch boomers going “REEEE CHINA AHHHHH”