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Sometimes, after a long day speaking English, former WBUR podcast fellow Cici Yu just wants to zone out and spend time on the internet where everyone is speaking her native language, Chinese. Her app of choice? Xiaohongshu, or RedNote. So, when Cici logged on recently to find a feed filled with English-speaking Americans, she was surprised.
Show notes:
"The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before" (CNN)
"Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'" (BBC)
"Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts" (The New York Times)
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Sometimes, after a long day speaking English, former WBUR podcast fellow Cici Yu just wants to zone out and spend time on the internet where everyone is speaking her native language, Chinese. Her app of choice? Xiaohongshu, or RedNote. So, when Cici logged on recently to find a feed filled with English-speaking Americans, she was surprised.
Show notes:
"The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before" (CNN)
"Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'" (BBC)
"Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts" (The New York Times)

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