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Xiaohongshu, China's answer to Instagram, hits no. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown (techcrunch.com)

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[–] AlbigensianGhoul@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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).

[–] Munrock@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 day ago

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.