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."
Only a small minority of the tiktok users live in the swing states that mattered. Besides, both parties pushed for this ban, and now Trump is actually going to try and stop the shutdown so he can look like a hero.
It's like Democrats are allergic to doing anything that's popular.