Comment by mplanchard

Comment by mplanchard 3 months ago

7 replies

I don’t know the details of this app’s corporate structure, but if it’s developed here and user data stays here it would not qualify under the act. Based on the context of your and other comments I assumed it was also a foreign-controlled app

est 3 months ago

The REDnot is not a "foreign-controlled" app, it's a foreign app, and it does not target the US market. The US citizens chose to use a non-US app. How would US enforce a ban? Send marines to Shanghai and capture CEOs?

  • gs17 3 months ago

    REDnote is explicitly "小红书国际版", or "Little Red Book International Version" and is in English in US app stores. It's definitely targeting non-Chinese users.

    • seventhtiger 3 months ago

      It's targeting Chinese users abroad. The entire interface, and all the content, is Chinese only it hasn't been localized for anyone.

      • gs17 3 months ago

        The interface also has English as an option, although it's not well done.

        • glurblur 3 months ago

          That's because it's only added recently. It's mainly used by overseas Chinese and mainland Chinese, also, until recently.

  • mplanchard 3 months ago

    Oh I misread your comment (read /inside/ rather than /outside/ for some reason), but obviously the same way they’re going to ban tiktok? Make it illegal for the app stores to host.

  • chis 3 months ago

    ... the same way tiktok is being banned? It is going to be removed from the app store