New users have piled in to Chinese social media app RedNote just days before a US ban on the popular social media app TikTok, as the lesser-known company rushes to capitalise on the sudden influx while walking a delicate line of moderating English-language content.
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00:30It's Red Note, Xiao Hong Xue, confident I didn't say that right.
00:34So many of us downloaded it, we crashed out their system again.
00:38He gave me a VIP connection to a brand new app.
00:44As I sit here and record this video with everyone staring at me, it's okay because I'm one of the TikTok refugees and I'm used to this.
00:51I just want to thank you for welcoming us to this app.
00:54If we do anything wrong, just let us know.
00:57Because we're used to making videos where we dance and do stupid stuff.
01:01So just tell us and we will correct it.
01:04Just let us know.
01:06And hopefully within two weeks we're bilingual.
01:08Looks like that band is going into effect and I'm probably going to lose my three cents per video.
01:13But you know what? That's okay.
01:15I like you guys. You guys are awesome.
01:18I moved because I really believe the band's happening where a lot of people don't believe it is.
01:22And they're still over there.
01:24But I went to Red Note because one of my friends referred me to it.
01:28And I just think it's great.
01:30I didn't want to do it anymore.
01:32If they're going to try to remove and take away this and that.
01:35Somebody told me about Red Note and I dive into it instantly.
01:41Right off the bat.
01:42So I started commenting on stuff.
01:44The people were so friendly.
01:45I was blown away at the camaraderie of the people on that app.
01:49We as an American public feel so very silenced and ignored.
01:53That this right here is our opportunity to really just shove a middle finger up in the air and go no.
02:00No we don't like this.
02:01You didn't listen to us.
02:03And if it were a problem then Red Note would also not be available in the app stores.
02:09All of these other apps that are directly tied to American dollars leaving American soil.
02:15And being invested in the Chinese economy.
02:18Like there's so many factors involved in downloading Red Note.
02:24Feels more like a quiet passive revolt.
02:29More than a I'm going to this is going to be my new primary platform.
02:34It's probably not.
02:35It probably isn't.
02:39Red Note
02:47I've been reading a lot of posts lately.
02:51First of all, I feel that
02:55Red Note welcomes everyone to China.
02:59I feel that every country has its own culture and traditions.
03:03We exchange and discuss with each other.
03:06I feel that this is an opportunity for international friendship and cooperation.
03:11For Red Note, this is a rare opportunity.
03:16And it's an unexpected opportunity.
03:19I think this is the first large-scale interactive exchange between China and the United States.
03:24In the past, we may have had some exchanges in Linxin.
03:27But this is the first time on the same platform.
03:30And it's the first time of such a large-scale exchange with so many people.
03:35And the exchange between China and the United States is easy and passionate.
03:40I went to see it.
03:41We are getting to know each other.
03:44A lot of life habits and customs.
04:05Red Note