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.

        • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
          22·
          2 hours ago

          The reason the US is more lax about censorship is that they can afford to because people are so gullible they’ll believe anything they’re told regardless of their own, lying eyes.

          • Rhoeri@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            1 hour ago

            I’m sure it’s still exponentially better than censoring all free speech and critical opinion, and only being fed what your government mandates you a need to know.

            Go on… ask china how they feel about Tiananmen Square. Better yet, how about you go ahead and show me some material from all those North Korean comedians taking about how incompetent their government is.

            Man… It really blows my mind how much lemmy is a microcosm of how shit is in the world.

            You .ml folk sure like to come here and sling your shit in .world and pretend that things like free speech is somehow something to shit on, when you know damn well we can’t respond in kind in your house. It’s interesting how you all seem to enjoy the freedom you have here to say dumb shit every day- knowing that you have a safe space to run back to when people call you out.

            Remember that.

            • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
              1·
              51 minutes ago

              Very seamless transition back to your standard talking points after being confronted with direct proof that one of your propaganda lines is complete bullshit. Brain so smooth that nothing can stick.

        • Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world
          91·
          8 hours ago

          Dude yea I went to the app. I see the posts I was curious about it as well. There are a lot of Winnie the pooh posts you can see. Like go there yourself.

          You’re literally parroting bullshit