I assumed the idea was to expand Chinese soft power abroad. But then with how the app is treating foreigners now, its almost a complete reversal in direction it feels like.
I know that the Chinese government recently stepped in to shut out foreigners, but why did the Chinese government allow RedNote to make itself so much more accessible to non Chinese people in the first place?
It's always been available. It's just that a lot of people started to join... because of the US decision to ban Tiktok... now they're tightening it. It's been available to foreigners at least since 2018.
i've been using it before the wave in janurary and it's always been in english, easy to use and accessible, i think it's just them following up with the security measures that other apps located in china that are accessible by foreigners (eg taobao) do or the ppl getting banned are likely being inappropriate on an app not even meant for them
my account seems to still work normally 🤷🏻♂️
Idk what you're talking about, I see no change in functionality.
All you people here do is just post about how they hate foreigners meanwhile I have had no issues at all and I’ve been using it since the beginning of the year.
Have you ever seen a government whose policies aren’t constantly being pulled back and forth?
Rednote never asked for it, it was a bunch of Tiktokers saying Rednote is basically same thing as Tiktok and u can talk to Chinese people and a bunch of people fled to that platform, Rednote initially made it foreign friendly to appeal to the new users but seeing Tiktok and Douyin as an example I'm sure theres other reasons why they took a u-turn in their policies.
Your assumption is actually current government policy - they do want China and Chinese citizens to be interfaced more with the world (Great Opening).
Along with good intended people there is also bad intentions too, it's also not so binary either - I bet there's good intended people who may hold harmful views or mannerisms Xiaohungshu regulates out (I am merely speculating, it's probably truly case by case I bet).
I have access to WeChat and Xiaohungshu, no issues and both apps have let me see China domestically as well as some netizens opinions of other places (through Chinese travel vlogs) for over a year now.
My two cents on Xiaohungshu and it's relations to current state policy as well as speculation about the accessibility discrepancies.
It was made accessible more for the Chinese diaspora and not necessarily foreigners.
I haven't been blocked yet and can even see the store now
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Why exactly? You and me know why America is banning tiktok... They can't control the narrative their like they do with Facebook or Instagram YouTube. etc The genocide in Gaza was being shown in its full without any kind of censorship... And daddy israel doesn't like that so the AIPAC who's holding the American politicians by the balls... Forced them into banning the app.... It's not about privacy or any of that.... Remember edward Snowden.? I rest my case.
Say it with me....because he and his oligarch buddies are getting worried Americans are waking up to the truth about the anti-China propaganda BS in Red Note and will either demand better conditions or go full socialist.