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Their argument (or rather chatgpt's argument) is basically that there's heavy moderation but I took a look at the for you page and the exodees love the moderation. I really don't get what forbes is complaining about. There's rules to live in society.
Someone said they were doxxed on Instagram and meta never did anything about it but on rednote someone called them a slur and their account got deleted within the hour.
I read through this and I hate it.
Author apparently regularly speaks at the UN and is writing a book on ethical AI? I see we are off to a great start. And by the second paragraph we already have:
But dig a little deeper, and the reality becomes far more insidious.
Every post, like, and comment exists in an ecosystem designed to prioritize “core socialist values” over freedom of speech.
Remind me which country is the one banning TikTok and censoring speech?
For instance, posts addressing politically sensitive issues, such as criticism of Chinese cybersecurity laws or advocacy for human rights in Xinjiang, have reportedly been flagged or removed
Assuming they even are (note reportedly), not really a bad thing. You don't need to sell me on the platform more Jason.
In a report by China Digital Times, RedNote’s (Xiaohongshu) content moderation includes strict guidelines for handling “sudden incidents,” a term used to describe politically or socially sensitive topics.
One might assume that China Digital Times is a Chinese newspaper as the name might suggest to a layperson. However, they are based in California and have direct connections to the US government. Hardly an unbiased source to be citing.
By exporting a content control and surveillance model, RedNote challenges the open exchange of ideas on which democracy depends.
If the open exchange of ideas is that critical to democracy, isn't the US a more egregious offender? All of this stems from the US's instigating actions, China did literally nothing except provide a service that they have provided for years.
Joining RedNote has also brought Westerners closer to Chinese citizens than ever before.
Framing this as a negative, even subtly, is arguably the most evil thing in an article chock full of propaganda.
i just read a whole nothing burger 🥴 people get paid to write this crap?
Read mine instead it has 25 citations because I know some nerds are gonna say "um but china tho" https://criticalresist.substack.com/p/as-us-youths-move-to-rednote-amid
edit: also this feels AI generated
But dig a little deeper, and the reality becomes far more insidious. RedNote isn’t just another app; it’s a tightly controlled platform that exports censorship, reshapes youth culture, and quietly undermines the democratic ideals its community takes for granted.
"Exports censorship" Weird, and here I thought that Red was the one freely available everywhere and TikTok was the one being censored by the USians.
Yeah, it also implies that censorship is okay as long as it's westerners doing it.
Jason Alan Snyder is a technologist, futurist, and inventor based in New York City.
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libs wouldn't know anything about self censorship 🤣️️
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and not the redrawing of boundaries of acceptable thought!
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Even if he were right it would still be beneficial for liberal ideals about "open debate" and freeze peach and so on and so on if people got the Chinese state's narrative in addition to the heavily curated western narrative that they have been stewing in since birth.
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