• iz_ok
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    22 hours ago

    RedNote is an app similar to Tiktok but actually owned by the Chinese Government.

    What is even more crazy is that it’s not really even localized and most of the app is in Mandarin.

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      9 hours ago

      It’s more like a mix of Instagram and Pinterest. Short form video is frowned upon, they value longer and more thoughtful videos. It is definitely not TikTok, despite what the tiktok refugees initially thought.

      They are actively working on English localization and translation, and they include a feature to automatically add subtitles in both English and Mandarin when speaking either.

      It is a very welcoming community and it’s mostly people sharing pictures of their pets in the comments.

      It’s not “owned” by the Chinese government, but like every other corporation in China it is the government that holds corporations to account, not the other way around like in the US. And it’s more for worker protections and other regulations than it is for any sort of nefarious purposes.