Most of my lab mates are Chinese and I joined WeChat because it was what they all used. Everything was fine except my account kept getting banned for no reason. I had assumed it might be because I accidentally turned on a VPN, but ultimately I concluded it was because they didn’t want the intermingling of Chinese and American accounts, which was literally the only reason I was there in the first place.
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2025
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Hahaha
Worse part is that Chinese people overseas will no longer be able to connect with friends and family.
Wechat will always be allowed overseas and is the main method of communication, but the account creation process is of course a little more detailed than simply signing up with a phone number.
Lmao
It seems they really don't want our regarded degens spoiling their peasants haha
That’s fair. Our own platforms are flooded with government astroturfers. They wouldn’t want those leaking in.
RedNote is really fun, haha
Also fuck me why do they know more about my country than I do???