RedNote User Rules -- what to avoid saying

I translated a key part of the RedNote user agreement into English.

User: Refers to the individuals who use the Xiaohongshu Platform, referred to as “you” in this agreement.
Improper Information: Refers to information containing the following content:

  • Violates the basic principles established by the Constitution, incites resistance to or undermines the implementation of the Constitution and other laws and regulations;
  • Jeopardizes national unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, discloses state secrets, endangers national security, damages national dignity, honor, and interests, or promotes terrorism and extremism;
  • Defames the excellent cultural traditions of the nation, incites ethnic hatred or discrimination, infringes upon ethnic customs and traditions, distorts ethnic history or the history of ethnic figures, harms ethnic sentiments, or undermines ethnic unity;
  • Incites the undermining of national religious policies, promotes religious fanaticism, harms religious harmony, injures the religious sentiments of religious citizens, disrupts the unity of religious and non-religious citizens, or promotes cults and superstitions;
  • Endangers social morality, disrupts social order, undermines social stability, promotes obscenity, gambling, drug use, or glorifies violence and terrorism, incites crimes, or teaches criminal methods;
  • Infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of minors or harms the physical and mental health of minors;
  • Insults, defames, or spreads the privacy of others, infringing upon the lawful rights and interests of others;
  • Violates the “Seven Bottom Lines” requirements, including the bottom line of laws and regulations, the socialist system, national interests, citizens’ legitimate rights, public order, social morals, and information authenticity;
  • Other content prohibited by laws and regulations.

The full text of the user agreement is on my blog post about my initial experience with RedNote as a fluent Chinese speaker. https://gaodawei.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/2025-exploring-little-red-book-rednote/

Comments

Zestyclose_Dog2222over 1 year ago1

Thank you for sharing this!

PuzzleheadedWing3211over 1 year ago1

Actually, just two principles. Do not say 'F word'. Do not talk about politics. Then everything goes well.

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