Summary

Many Americans joining China’s social media platform RedNote are encountering strict censorship uncommon in Western platforms.

One non-binary user had a post asking if the platform welcomed gay people removed within hours.

Posts on LGBTQ+ topics, fitness photos, and sensitive cultural content have been censored, frustrating users unfamiliar with China’s moderation rules.

RedNote is hiring English-language moderators to handle the influx. While some users enjoy cultural exchange, others criticize restrictions.

Analysts see RedNote’s growth among US users as a soft power win for China.

  • @Rhoeri@lemmy.world
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    I think that’s splitting hairs and a purposeful distraction from the point that the Chinese government’s murdered innocent people.

    To say- “but it happened near the square, not AT it!” is nothing short of disingenuous.

    And for the record, they said the west “made it up”. Misinformation at its finest.

    • @lennybird@lemmy.world
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      22 months ago

      Leaving aside the fact that nobody questions that Roth was detained for 20 hours by the Chinese government and quite possibly bribed or blackmailed.

    • @kuato@lemmy.world
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      -202 months ago

      Quite a few of the people killed were unarmed military & police, which means that at least some of the “peaceful” protesters were not as peaceful as Western media portray them.

      • @Rhoeri@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Did the Chinese military kill innocent students protestors or not?

        Answer the question without splitting hairs and distractions.

        Did they, or did they not?

        • @kuato@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          Given that a few hundred people died, I think it’s safe to assume that government agents must have killed at least some nonviolent protesters, yes. I don’t know anyone who’d dispute that.

          • @Rhoeri@lemmy.world
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            102 months ago

            That’s some masterclass side-stepping, bud! I’m done engaging with your attempts to minimize the atrocities of the Chinese government.

            Case rested.