Comment by jonathanlb

Comment by jonathanlb 16 hours ago

4 replies

> Does the US really want a (hostile?) foreign govt to have clear direct access to [...] americans

Apparently, American users want this? Approximately 700k users have joined RedNote, a Chinese platform. It's out of the frying pan and into the fire for Americans.

tivert 4 hours ago

> Apparently, American users want this? Approximately 700k users have joined RedNote, a Chinese platform. It's out of the frying pan and into the fire for Americans.

There are 335 million Americans, and a lot of them are stupid and/or foolish.

w0m 16 hours ago

For perspective on the the root issue, that number seems incredibly high, and it's still only ~.5% of estimated active American TikTok users.

sanktanglia 12 hours ago

Well yes, people are addicted to this content so of course they'll seek out alternatives. People want to be distracted by pretty pictures and funny stories and someone telling them their opinions are right

airstrike 10 hours ago

700k rounds to zero. YouTube has ~240 million US accounts, Instagram has ~170 million.