Maybe I should elaborate why I'm such a fan of #rednote (#xiaohongshu, chinese instagram basically) and #upscrolled (basically antiimperialist instagram).

They both are not open source and I dont know to what extend my data is used without my consent. Upscrolled claims to not use it at all. I dont have a reason to believe them or not to.

Why then do I frequent them?

Easy: its because they provide non white, non western perspective. It helps you see the selective empathy on mastodon.

#Rednote / #Xiaohongshu servers might be slowly splitting.

around September 2025, my algorithm on XHS changed.
i usually see china content.
now i see english/USA content more often.

noticed this part in their Privacy Policy pages:

the user data of new foreign Rednote users after 12/8/2025 is in Singapore, not China.

🦁📨 LöwenPost 2025/34 - Sino Kolumne: Huawei ~ Shenzhen ~ Drohnen ~ Xiaohongshu ~ Anwaltskammer
https://0cn.de/LoPo2534

#huawei #icpc #shenzhen #immobilien #drohnen #rednote #xiaohongshu #low #lawsociety #lawsocietysg #singapore #china

LöwenPost 2025/34

Sino Kolumne: Huawei ~ Shenzhen ~ Drohnen ~ Xiaohongshu ~ Anwaltskammer

Steady

Love this!

Bringing ancient Chinese paintings to life: "The Twelve Beauties of Yong Zheng". Qing Dynasty

当清朝汉服仕女动了起来 用AI视频还原了清朝宫廷画作... http://xhslink.com/o/2nqSGLPjQJG
Copy and open Xiaohongshu to view the full post!

#Xiaohongshu #Art #AI #China #Chinese #Culture

Taiwan Blocks RedNote App, Sparking VPN Surge
https://www.technadu.com/taiwan-blocks-rednote-app-sparking-vpn-surge/615520/

Taiwan bans RedNote over fraud ties and sensitive data-collection practices, including device IDs, precise location, and clipboard monitoring.

With 1,700+ fraud cases linked to the app, authorities cite national cybersecurity priorities.

VPN usage spikes as users circumvent access blocks, fueling broader political and privacy debates.

#RedNote #Xiaohongshu #VPN #Infosec #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #TechNadu

#Taiwan Cries #Censorship As Government Bans #Rednote - Slashdot

Taiwan's government has ordered a one-year block of a popular, mainland Chinese-owned #socialMedia app #Xiaohongshu, also known as The Little RedNote, citing its failure to cooperate with authorities over fraud-related concerns.
#China

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/12/08/2148249/taiwan-cries-censorship-as-government-bans-rednote?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

Taiwan Cries Censorship As Government Bans Rednote - Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader hackingbear writes: Taiwan's government has ordered a one-year block of a popular, mainland Chinese-owned social media app Xiaohongshu, also known as The Little RedNote, citing its failure to cooperate with authorities over fraud-related concerns. Taiwan's Ministry of the In...

Currently following two "talking" cats on #xiaohongshu. One is a chaotic orange who also is a genius, able to communicate clearly with the buttons. The other one, a gorgeous fluffy beauty, is blissfully ignorant (aka an utter dunce) who thinks the buttons are magic things that will make human feed it. Her videos are filled with her utter confusion as human does anything BUT give her food. (She keeps missing the "food" button, poor darling.)

In one "episode", the human concluded that Fluffy Beauty is an airhead and told her so via buttons, which, she of course gazed blankly at human in response, wondering again why the food dispensing buttons are broken again. The smart kitty, however, went over to his buttons and told human Mum to stop calling Fluffy Beauty a dunce.

These cats give me life.

#SocialMedia #Cats #Cat

Honestly, I long for the days of rugged, manly, battle-hardened generals.

Give me the Zhou Yiwei's and the Zu Yawens! Give me the men with broken noses, tanned skin and imperfect asymmetrical faces.

Enough with the delicate, pale-skinned generals.

Because that's not realistic. But say this out loud in #Cdrama fan circles and you might just be crucified 😆

You may think this shift happened because Chinese tastes shifted, but not really. Not all Chinese think this way as you can see!

I believe the preference for androgynous, delicate looking men rose with the popularity of bishonen in Japanese manga, but that's my theory.

source: http://xhslink.com/o/2oSq7IMp8gh

#Xiaohongshu #Cdramas #Tv #Entertainment #China