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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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    3 days ago

    They want a platform that isn’t controlled by oligarchs yet they go to a platform that is controlled by the CCP, interesting

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          In addition, every hour, on the hour, a jackbooted wannabe PLA soldier that looks remarkably like they could be any random 15 year-old kid from Cleveland will be at your door to read- and mispronounce several paragraphs of The Communist Manifesto.

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            PLA soldier

            It’s early, so here I am laughing picturing some kid LARPing in a bunch of 3D printed gear. . .which would warp in the sun on the walk to your door, which in turn explains why you spot his mom’s the people’s leased German EV sedan sitting at the end of your driveway.