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RedNote may wall off “TikTok refugees” to prevent US influence on Chinese users (arstechnica.com)
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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 53 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

RedNote's Chinese name, Xiaohongshu, literally translates to "Little Red Book," which seems like a direct reference to a book of quotes from Chinese communist leader Mao Tse-tung. But The Washington Post reported that the app is designed to be apolitical and its co-founder, Mao, maintains that the name instead pays "homage to the colors of his college," Stanford Business School, and his former employer, Bain Capital.

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeetthefuckouttahere!

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 24 points 17 hours ago

You wouldn't expect anyone named Mao to be political, so that checks out. His brothers Lenin and Stalin are equally apolitical.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 19 hours ago

"Homage to the fact that they're going get what's coming"