On the heels of TikTok's looming shutdown on January 19 over its ownership in the U.S. (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), it looks like another American users are flocking to a Chinese app called Xiaohongshu as people become less optimistic that TikTok can overturn U.S. ban.
Taking a quick look at it and I really liked the interface and design, and a replacement for Instagram is sorely needed (and with all due respect, the FOSS community will never be able to compete in “photography social media”).
I hope the surge in attention motivates them to either further internationalise the current app or do something like tiktok for the foreigners (as I can’t read Chinese and would rather avoid so many English-only digital spaces).
It’s already been updated with more localisations to accommodate international users.
This is the country that mobilised to be able to build pop-up hospitals and quarantine facilities in 5 days. Now there’s a huge amount of soft power settling on their doorstep and all they need to do to reel it in is update software.
I agree with you 100%. In plenty of countries, people will abandon US apps in a heartbeat as soon as their is a replacement available that is suitable.
Taking a quick look at it and I really liked the interface and design, and a replacement for Instagram is sorely needed (and with all due respect, the FOSS community will never be able to compete in “photography social media”).
I hope the surge in attention motivates them to either further internationalise the current app or do something like tiktok for the foreigners (as I can’t read Chinese and would rather avoid so many English-only digital spaces).
It’s already been updated with more localisations to accommodate international users.
This is the country that mobilised to be able to build pop-up hospitals and quarantine facilities in 5 days. Now there’s a huge amount of soft power settling on their doorstep and all they need to do to reel it in is update software.
I agree with you 100%. In plenty of countries, people will abandon US apps in a heartbeat as soon as their is a replacement available that is suitable.