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But like TikTok, there have also been reports of censorship on RedNote when it comes to criticism of the Chinese government.

In Taiwan, public officials are restricted from using RedNote due to alleged security risks of Chinese software.

As more US users joined RedNote, some Chinese users have also jokingly referred to themselves as "Chinese spies", a reference to US officials' concerns that TikTok could be used by China as a tool for spying and political manipulation.

RedNote's Chinese name, Xiaohongshu, translates to Little Red Book, but the app says it is not a reference to Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong's book of quotations with the same name.

But security concerns have not deterred users from flocking to RedNote.

Sarah Fotheringham, a 37-year-old school canteen worker in Utah, says the move to RedNote is a way to "snub" the government.

"I'm just a simple person living a simple life," Ms Fotheringham told the BBC in a RedNote message.

"I don't have anything that China doesn't, and if they want my data that bad they can have it."

Marcus Robinson, a fashion designer in Virginia, said he created his RedNote account over the weekend to share his clothing brand and "be ahead of the curve".

Mr Robinson told the BBC he was was only "slightly hesitant" about accepting the terms and conditions of using the app, which were written in Mandarin.

"I wasn't able to actually read them so that was a little concerning to me," he said, "but I took my chance."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

"Wherever will I get my CCP disinformation now"

But hey, don't worry, Rednote has you covered - you can indulge in all your conservative-approved social media under the paternalistic gaze of the PRC

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

I live to spread awareness of historical minutiae! πŸ™

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That's it, I support the Quebecois now! They'll understand the value of a good guillotine, at least

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Bread made feeding people cheap.

Bread is a luxury, if feeding people cheap was the only concern, porridge would be a better use of grains than bread. Porridge predominated when peasant culture predominated; bread becomes common with civilization's connections, innovations, and specialization.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

I refuse to have anything to do with having a m*narch on my money 😀

I'm fine with being a province, but it's republic or bust

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Mixture of places. Some on other social media sites like Facebook or R*ddit, some on Google or Bing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Unfortunately, I don't even make the memes I post (usually)! I just spread other people's hard work

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 hours ago

Canucks got a scary history

In one particularly cruel episode, Canadians even exploited the trust of Germans who had apparently become accustomed to fraternizing with allied units. Lieutenant Louis Keene described the practice of lobbing tins of corned beef into a neighbouring German trench. When the Canadians started hearing happy shouts of β€œMore! Give us more!” they then let loose with an armload of grenades.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 hours ago (8 children)

Found the heretic

Give me a loaf of bread, and I will eat it and be happy. End of story.

Condiments are nice conditionally, but bread is always fantastic

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24284186

Bread is CIVILIZATION

 

Bread is CIVILIZATION

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

Explanation: There was something of an ideological divide in expat/immigrant Italians fighting in the US Civil War - many of those fighting for the Union were veterans of the forces of the great liberal revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi - and many fighting for the Confederacy were veterans of the Bourbon monarchy of Two Sicilies which Garibaldi played a part in defeating. LET'S GO SONS OF GARIBALDI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Americans_in_the_Civil_War

 
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Explanation: There was something of an ideological divide in expat/immigrant Italians fighting in the US Civil War - many of those fighting for the Union were veterans of the forces of the great liberal revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi - and many fighting for the Confederacy were veterans of the Bourbon monarchy of Two Sicilies which Garibaldi played a part in defeating. LET'S GO SONS OF GARIBALDI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Americans_in_the_Civil_War

 
[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Tetrarchy? Yeah, no. You can do better.

"Hmm, are you saying we need MORE Emperors? I like the cut of this man's jib!"

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