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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.”

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    1412 days ago

    Hear me out: if you post stuff publicly, it is out there. The issue is data that shouldn’t be public getting public

    • @[email protected]
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      492 days ago

      This is it. A strong public domain benefits everyone. It is why open source software works.