cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24394554
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So far, Americans using RedNote have said they don't care if China has access to their data. Viral videos on TikTok in recent days have shown Americans jokingly saying they will miss their personal "Chinese spy," while others say they are purposefully giving RedNote access to their data in a show of protest against the wishes of the U.S. government.
"This also highlights the fact that people are thirsty for platforms that aren't controlled by the same few oligarchs," Quintin said. "People will happily jump to another platform even if it presents new, unknown risks."
43k monthly active users:
Mastodon has 850k:
However due to the community vs microblogging format, Lemmy can feel more active than Mastodon
Thank you, that is a huge difference in terms of size. Still not sure my speculation is useful even with that fact, but I do think size and scale will influence how complicated and fractured instances will be.
Lots of bots and bots-only instances on Mastodon as well