For the first time in history, US and Chinese can communicate directly with each other using the Red Note app, despite the language barrier. I think this is a great social experiment and if it continuous for sometime it will be interesting to get statistics on perceptions from both sides (perhaps through a detailed academic study). We need more understanding between nations and less war mongering.
All the doomscroll apps are dangerous in terms of addiction and mental health. Even something with a less effective algorithm, like YouTube shorts, is incredibly addictive.
Whatever you think of the ban, it looks like the Republicans played the politics game very successfully here.<p>1. Get the ban to come in a day before Trump enters office. While the opposition is in power.
2. Get them to announce to all their market that trump will save the app.
3. Swoop in and save the day.<p>I think the young generation will remember Trump as the man who rescued tiktok.
> <i>(and Surge to Alternatives)</i><p>Jiminy Cricket, people. It's the weekend. Try to pretend you're not addicted. Let yourself get bored, and find something constructive to do.<p>(To put my money where my mouth is, no HN for me for rest of weekend. uBlock Origin reminder filter: `||ycombinator.com^$important`)
Too bad they're just replacing it with Little Red Book. Funny how Obama legalized propagandizing the nation and China does it better and moves faster than our lazy, corrupt politicians.
Would love to see parity in these sorts of trade restrictions between the US and China. Me personally, then I'd have zero problems with TikTok being PRC-owned.<p>As it stands, foreign businesses operating in China are much more constrained, and laws they must comply with are enormously more invasive (e.g. censorship) than going the other way.
Not to be on a high horse but I would actually love if these "scroll" apps all disappeared. So much time collectively (myself included) being spent on nonsense. I have a timer on mine to only let me spent 15 minutes and it just goes by so fast. I'll see something funny or something I like maybe 1/25 videos.<p>I know I should and could just delete it but my friends send me stuff and usually its pretty good stuff... it just hooks you in tho.