new video uploaded: In preparation for life after TikTok, Americans are joining the Chinese Internet
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In preparation for life after TikTok, Americans are joining the Chinese Internet
Hundreds of thousands of so-called TikTok refugees are flocking to Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media app also known as Red Note. American users say they feel welcome, but politically sensitive topics are prohibited.
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I think I came to Red Note with a sense of rebellion, that if an opportunity is going to be taken away from us, then we can go all the way with it. That idea that we’re just going to go back to everything we had in the past. Because we have no better options. No, we have options. This is a free market showing you what they want. This seems to be where most people were going. What happened in the past 24, 48 hours was something I would say phenomenal. And it’s never happened before. I made a video after seeing what happened on Xiaohongshu, the TikTok refugees just went wild. Our first reaction was — do you have a cat? So “cat tax” means show my pet. OK, well, I have a dog. I can do that. People talk to each other. Some of them actually share their farm life in America. And it’s really fascinating. People are curious about my art style, which is different from traditional Chinese. I posted a video explaining the concept of sweet tea, and everyone was confused by the amount of sugar. Many people wonder what it’s like to be a woodworker in the United States. I think we have a lot in common. I can see why that would be potentially limiting. In my case, I don’t feel that way. I think I can talk about woodworking and that should be there. I remember even 20 years ago when we didn’t have a wall in our internet, people in every country could actually talk to each other. I just wish this kindness and friendship and this conversation between these two groups of people could last longer.
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