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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’

www.wired.com

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With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘Red Note’

www.wired.com

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Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to "little red book," to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
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    It’s an obvious cultural reference.

    https://collection.sina.cn/yejie/2015-01-21/detail-ichmifpx5063889.d.html

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      The article is about a bookstore in Manhattan, called “Little Red Books” though. Your link is an abbreviated translation of this article, which you might notice from the link at the bottom. I don’t know if that serves as the kind of linguistic evidence that’s called for here.

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        There are plenty of other sources.

        • https://www.gmw.cn/01wzb/1998-02/05/GB/1515^WZ3-0517.htm
        • https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2005-12-26/09557819749s.shtml
        • https://slide.news.sina.com.cn/j/slide_1_45272_82763.html#p=14

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