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  • Americans Are Scrambling To China's RedNote As TikTok Faces The Axe, And The Cultures Are Colliding In Unexpected — And HILARIOUS — Ways

    "Red Note got me wondering why we're always beefing with China. Love them."

  • Six ways a TikTok ban could impact young people

    Social media platform TikTok may be banned in the US from 19 January. Here, we take a look at the impacts on users and creators.

  • This "Leaked Photo of Heaven" Went Viral for All the Wrong Reasons

    God's Country A "leaked photo of heaven" has been going mega viral on social media this week. The purported photo shows a half-baked and architecturally unsound city, seemingly carved into chalky rock and set against what appears to be the Milky Way. It was a low-brow and technologically lacking instance of AI slop, but caught the attention of millions of netizens nonethless. "Leaked photo of heaven is going viral on social media," one X-formerly-Twitter account wrote in the caption of the photo

  • 'I hope new users stick around': U.S. influencer on 'TikTok refugees'

    STORY: "Welcome to Chinese social media' says Paul Ashton, an American influencer in China who is no stranger to 'Red Note', the social media platform known in China as Xiaohongshu.This week, a person close to the platform told Reuters more than half a million American users piled into the platform in protest of an imminent ban on Tiktok.Ashton is based in Shanghai, but online he goes by Baobaoxiong - literally, 'hug hug bear' - and his videos have billions of views.He was excited to see the surge of so-called 'TikTok refugees' as a foreigner in China and RedNote veteran."I have loved seeing the way, the enthusiasm and the joy at which I've seen a lot of Chinese netizens engaging with people that are English speakers. Like, one of my favorite memes I've seen so far is just like, "hello, Americans, show us your cats!" Like, if there's one thing that binds the internet, it's that we all love cat pictures, you know?"While China has for years tightly controlled its cyberspace through its "Great Firewall" - and Chinese social media platforms have in the past run separate domestic and abroad versions of their apps, RedNote is unique as it only maintains one version of its app and it gives both Chinese and American users a rare opportunity to interact directly with each other."I'm not sure how many of the new users will actually stick around and hang out. But I hope that they do.""Because I think that that would be a really important shift in cultural exchange that for the first time in a long time, puts the ball in China's court a little bit more. But then even more specifically, puts the ball in the hands of Chinese people in China."In China, RedNote as a platform is popular for finding recommendations for beauty, travel or food.On Wednesday many of its users posted selfies and messages welcoming new American users.Though Beijing-based academic Liu Xingliang, who studies the digital economy, says RedNote was caught unprepared."It is an accident. But since it is an accident, it is actually good for them, and there also may be certain risks. If they want to catch this wave of prosperity, I think they may have to do at least a few things. The first thing is to make your interface and UI more friendly.""It is the first time that a large number of people have had such a very large-scale exchange, and the exchanges between the two sides are relaxed and enthusiastic. From what I've seen, they were all learning about each other's living habits, local conditions and customs."There were also signs that some new foreign users were testing the platform's censorship limits with some posting on social media network X that they were unable to post about topics known to be sensitive in China such as the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.For now - China's welcoming the migration of TikTokers to RedNote with open arms.Chinese state media CCTV ran reports saying that TikTok users had found a "new home".And China's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday the use of social media is a "personal choice", and China "encourages and supports" people-to-people exchanges.

  • Ms. Rachel Speaks Out After Parents Worry About Her YouTube Channel

    After making the announcement that she has a new Netflix show, kid entertainer Ms. Rachel takes to Instagram to discuss the fate of her YouTube videos.

  • She was searching online for a recipe. She found a video of herself engaged in a sexual act

    WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence and may affect those who have experienced it or know someone who has.Natalie Brown sat down one day to search the Food Network for a recipe. But another website starting with "F" popped up immediately — Fetlife, a Canadian social networking site for people interested in fetishism — and on it, she found a video she didn't know existed of herself engaged in a sexual act. "I was so humiliated. I felt stupid, I felt embarrassed, I fel

  • 31 Non-Sexual Things Men Do That Are Are A Huge Turn-On For Women, And I Agree With Every Single One Of These

    "Women LOVE when you pay attention to this."

  • Prince Harry's hair undergoes transformation in new official photo

    Prince Harry has released a new official photo for his role in BetterUp and it appears that the Duke of Sussex has undergone quite the hair transformation in the new snap

  • All Three Former Presidents Will Skip Trump's Inaugural Lunch: Report

    During Trump's 2017 luncheon, he called for a standing ovation for Hillary Clinton and forecast four years of “peace and prosperity” under his administration.

  • Ana Navarro Smacks Down Kevin O'Leary's Biden 'History' Question With A Blunt Look At Trump

    The CNN commentator reminded the "Shark Tank" investor about his ties to the president-elect in a tense on-air exchange.

  • 'That Might Happen': Jimmy Fallon Makes Gross Prediction For Trump's Inauguration

    "The Tonight Show" host forecasted what might go down on what's expected to be an abnormally cold day.

  • Trump’s EPA Pick Flunks Basic Science Quiz at Confirmation Hearing

    Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency struggled to answer straightforward questions about science. At his confirmation hearing on Thursday, former Rep. Lee Zeldin faced scrutiny of his limited environmental experience. For one senator, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, this took the form of a science pop quiz—asking, in his words, “really basic no-tricks questions about climate change.” Whitehouse started off with a softball: “First, as a matter of law, is carbon dioxide a p

  • Melania Trump takes a swipe at Obamas over ‘challenging’ transition as Michelle skips inauguration

    The incoming first lady said it was a ‘very different transition the second time around’

  • Jill Biden expresses disappointment with Pelosi: ‘We were friends for 50 years’

    First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.

  • West Refuses To 'Recognise 1 Truth' About Russia Which Means Europe Has 'No Chance' Against Putin

    Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a dire warning to his allies today.

  • Mom Washes Dirt Out of Sons' Mouths and Vacuums It Off Her Floor. Days Later, She Learns It Wasn't Dirt (Exclusive)

    The mom of three turned her back for just a minute

  • Mom Says Daughter Was Invited on a Friend's Family Vacation — Then She Received a Huge Bill from the Parents

    “I assumed they would only charge us for her food and activities like zip lining. Nope,” wrote the surprised mom in a post on Reddit

  • Dua Lipa is the ultimate party girl in nude bralette

    The Levitating singer shared a tribute to Simon Porte Jacquemus - see more

  • Fox News Gives Charlie Kirk Profane Welcome in Hot Mic Gaffe

    Laura Ingraham was left red-faced after an awkward hot mic moment as she introduced Charlie Kirk on her Fox News show. A disembodied voice could be heard saying an expletive – “Oh s***!” – as Ingraham launched into a live segment with the conservative commentator. The Fox host raised her voice in what appeared to be a belated attempt to cover up the hot mic gaffe, but she was unsuccessful.

  • PM 'low-key,' 'respectful': B.C. ski resort addresses 'misinformation' over Trudeau vacation

    The B.C. ski resort where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holidayed with his family after Christmas says it was "disappointing" to see what it describes as misinformation about the vacation shared widely on social media. In a brief email to CBC News, a representative for RED Mountain Resort said allegations started spreading prior to Trudeau's arrival and once he did arrive he "was very low-key, respectful, and waited in line like everyone else."The prime minister and his family hit the slopes at