Nemeski@lemm.ee to Duolingo@sopuli.xyz · 18 hours agoDuolingo sees 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNotetechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down19cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkDuolingo sees 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNotetechcrunch.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Duolingo@sopuli.xyz · 18 hours agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.org
minus-squareJake Farm@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 hours agoIsn’t Xiao Hong Shu a chinese speaking platform? Why would they go there?
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·15 hours agoIs tiktok promoting content that says to move to that platform? Cause if so, gov might have a point about Chinese manipulation lol
minus-squareKatrisia@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoNo, the users wanted to paint a big “🖕” to the U.S. government for banning the app. A user made a video saying: “they underestimated our level of pettiness”. Some were also uninstalling apps like Instagram.
Isn’t Xiao Hong Shu a chinese speaking platform? Why would they go there?
Is tiktok promoting content that says to move to that platform? Cause if so, gov might have a point about Chinese manipulation lol
No, the users wanted to paint a big “🖕” to the U.S. government for banning the app. A user made a video saying: “they underestimated our level of pettiness”. Some were also uninstalling apps like Instagram.