r/technology • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • Jan 15 '25

Social Media TikTok Plans Immediate US Shutdown on Sunday

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-plans-immediate-us-shutdown-153524617.html
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u/The_Insequent_Harrow Jan 16 '25

I seriously doubt this RedNote transition will last. The CCP has historically not been a fan of their citizens conversing freely with westerners. They tightly control information in and out of China. I seriously doubt they want MORE interaction. It doesn’t fit with their overall strategy historically. They’ll either heavily censor interactions to the point that Americans will eventually find the platform unusable, or cut it off on their own. That’s my prediction.

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u/Uthorr Jan 16 '25

I’d predict more of a TikTok/Douyin situation where an official American RedNote app is made under the guise of better localization

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u/Account_910019 Jan 16 '25

Interestingly, this doesn't seem to be the case. According to this article, China's state run TV station (called CCTV, amusingly) seems to cheer on the influx of Americans. Government officials don't seem to mind it either. Most of the opposition comes from random nationalist bloggers themselves, not the government.

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u/The_Insequent_Harrow Jan 16 '25

We’ll see how long that lasts.

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u/EchoAtlas91 Jan 16 '25 edited Jan 16 '25

So the interesting thing is, everything you just said is one of the things that Chinese people on RedNote are saying isn't true, and one of the things that Americans new to RedNote are thinking was just western propaganda.

None of the Chinese users feel kept in the dark about Americans either.

They said a lot of their apps have restrictions on behavior and content to prevent a lot of discourse, but there are apps that allow more political discussions. Rednote has a strict no talking about politics or porn, but that's because the app isn't intended for it.

Also several videos from people explained the great firewall and generally agree with it because they see all the crap America and Russia does with propaganda and misinformation and generally want no part in that.

They use VPNs to access outside the great firewall and that isn't illegal, just more hassle.

Also one video pointed out that they do so much business with Western countries that it's impossible to be completely cut off from them, they hear about the western world all the time.