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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 81 points 7 months ago (5 children)

While the majority of the new TikTok refugees still appear to be enjoying their time on Xiaohongshu, some have already had their posts censored. Christine Lu, a Taiwanese-American tech entrepreneur who created a Xiaohongshu account on Wednesday, says she was suspended after uploading three provocative posts about Tiananmen, Tibet, and Taiwan. “I support more [Chinese and American] people engaging directly. But also, knowing China, I knew it wouldn’t last for long,” Lu tells WIRED.

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[–] miz@hexbear.net 48 points 7 months ago

did-someone did someone get used to repeating garbage lies?

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 35 points 7 months ago

Lmao, what a loser

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 34 points 7 months ago (1 children)

three provocative posts

Nobody knows what it means but it's provocative

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 32 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Weird, the same thing happens to posts about Defend, Deny, Depose on American social media

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 24 points 7 months ago

And Palestine, unionizing, etc.

[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

LOL. why are they doing the jobs of feds without being paid for it?

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 23 points 7 months ago
[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 57 points 7 months ago (3 children)

How much they paying? I need a side hustle from my job as a CCP spy.

[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 40 points 7 months ago (2 children)

CCP spies need two jobs to survive these days kitty-birthday-sad

Xi needs to pay up maddened

[–] Parzivus@hexbear.net 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If it's the same as the job listing I saw earlier, $1200 USD a month plus benefits

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago

Not bad for a side hustle in the States and not bad for a main hustle if your bilingual and live in a country with a reasonable cost of living

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago

New orders from President Xi:「不,你是在 HEXBEAR。」

[–] Pili@hexbear.net 46 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'll do it if they give me a work visa (please)

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 35 points 7 months ago

Hell, i'll work remotely.

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 43 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Xiaohongshu literally translates from Mandarin to "little red book," likely a reference to the famed little red book of quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong, the founding father of Communist China.

Five minutes of googling would tell you this isn’t the correct way to translate this (would be too based if it was, though); but never miss an opportunity for some good ol’ red baiting. Journalism at it’s finest.

[–] The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I remember 3 years ago when I first learned about this app having to explain to my Chinese friend why I laughed at it.

It's so far removed from the "little red book" it doesn't even register as a potential pun to Chinese people.

I love how you can just go print lies and have a massive audience.

[–] AlbigensianGhoul@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What does the name mean then? I see lots of "it doesn't mean that" but nobody explains what it means.

[–] The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They have a specific name for the book "select quotations of Mao Zedong". They just don't use the term xiaohongshu. The meaning itself could be translated as "little red book" but the cultural idea behind the phrase of "little red book" doesn't exist in the same way.

This is what I gathered from conversation with them about it. I may have misunderstood them but they're not an apolitical person like many Chinese people and they still didn't understand in such a way. They'd definitely see that connection if it was one that existed I mean.

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A lot of Mandarin speaking people on xhs were agreeing with the notion that it is a nod to Mao’s book. I’m pretty sure it is more of a patriotic nod though, like if America had an app called YankeeDoodle

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago

I seem to have spoken without having the proper information.

[–] xiaohongshu@hexbear.net 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s the colloquial name to Mao’s red book. Everyone knows what it means.

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

Ah, well, I stand corrected.

[–] AlbigensianGhoul@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 7 months ago

This new demand could actually be a cool way for them to redirect some English-language staff from TikTok.

[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm relying on hexbear x users to let us know as new slang evolves. are americans going on x still 白左 or are there new terms?

[–] dayna@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 7 months ago

Where do I apply. Seriously.

[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

they wouldnt let me make fun of Jolani