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My REDnote account was permanently banned for this post. It was titled "Question everything and use critical thinking."

Text in English: Mao was a genocidal dictator whose Great Leap Forward led to millions of avoidable deaths and whose Cultural Revolution resulted in widespread persecution.

Change my mind.

Started posting on "Red Note" instead of #Tiktok after their latest #censorship & shaddowban push.

In one week, I've received more views, engagement and likes than I got over 2 months on my latest account after the other one was suspended.
Only problem is reports are in Chinese and can't translate. And their editing is not as good, & it's hard to find correct sound/music.

xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/6

#SocialMedia #RedNote #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide #Politics
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @iran

Just 20min getting onto #Substack Notes - I was already angry. The algorithm delivered a Substack note to me about Chinese media, and I got so angry because, oh why repeat it here. Basically they described a nation of 1 bil people from diverse ethnicities as lacking "critical thinking skills about public policy" due to being brainwashed by algorithms. 👀 you are one to talk, writer from the US, who invented the term brain rot and elected the orange one! 😆

Anyway, it's easy to spot an article with a naughty/racist angle against china - they often depict the people as less than human and as a homogenous blob.

Anyway, what I am saying is it's really sad that Substack, once a haven for me where I can just flit from one lovely newsletter to the next has become another algorithmic rage pusher. I am trying to find new Substacks to read and I keep thinking Notes is where I can find them. I should know better but the programming is real 😆.

That is why retreating to #Mastodon and #RedNote (xiaohongshu) is such a relief. I don't have to be fed BS like this. First, because on Mastodon I have control over my feed. Two, if there's an algo like on XiaoHongShu, it's excellent. Seriously, best algorithm I've encountered. My feed is designed to delight me, so I get fed cooking recipes, cats, dogs and handsome actors 🫢. It only gets sour when I get undisciplined and click on something I shouldn't 😅.
The people I follow and those who deign to follow me are rational folks and lovely and from all nations.
Of course I still get reply guys, but they're easily handled with a block and mute, and they do me a favour by appearing so I can deselect them from my feed 😁

Life can be incredible sometimes. I post frequently on RedNote/Xiaohongshu. Last night I read a poem I'd written in 1971. Great reaction to it including this bit of text from a Chinese poet, Su Shi. It's from 1082 but the sentiment carries through the centuries. I'll read more of his work and profusely thank the follower who commented with this on my post. I call it serendipity. From 'Ode to the Red Cliffs'.

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Day five: Multi-cultural bullshit

“Chinese language #influencers who mostly post lifestyle content are interviewing election candidates on the social media app #Rednote, allowing politicians to bypass an apparent “shadow ban” on #campaigning by the app and reach a disengaged but vital audience.

The interviews with influencers who usually post about food, real estate and shopping have been published on a platform that is not actively monitored by the Australian Electoral Commission due to Rednote’s scale and the commission’s resources.

#ScottYung, the #Liberal candidate for the ultra-marginal Sydney seat of #Bennelong, where almost one-third of residents have #Chinese ancestry, has featured in multiple interviews shared by #Mandarin speaking influencers on Rednote in recent weeks.”

I note Scotty (another Scotty) highlighted himself due to State campaigning irregularities in 2019. Johhny (War crimes) Howard is all over the #Bennelong campaign. Howard, one step away from #CCP influence campaign. Handy Andy Hastings will be in fits.

This isn’t a “Chinese thing”, this is a “Politics thing” where a multicultural background is weaponised for candidates against the rest of Australian #voters.

#Spruiking / #campaigning <theguardian.com/australia-news> / <smh.com.au/national/nsw/libera>

Tubefilter: RedNote wants to be more than just a TikTok alternative. Will Westerners buy in?. “Earlier this year, when it looked certain that TikTok would be banned in the United States, many displaced users flocked to RedNote, an app often characterized as the ‘Chinese Instagram.’ Two months later, RedNote’s momentum has stalled, but its leaders are seeing the spike in American interest as […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/tubefilter-rednote-wants-to-be-more-than-just-a-tiktok-alternative-will-westerners-buy-in/

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