Comment by dluan
11 hours ago
rumors are that XHS wont region split, in which case this is setting up to a monumental event in the evolution and future of the internet. words can't really describe how big of a decision this is going to be.
11 hours ago
rumors are that XHS wont region split, in which case this is setting up to a monumental event in the evolution and future of the internet. words can't really describe how big of a decision this is going to be.
That's the opposite of what I've heard
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/rednote-may-wall...
>There has been no official announcement that such a change is coming, but Reddit commenters speculated
You may want to read more than the headline next time.
Yeah, from my other reply
> I don't think that's going to happen. The party official seems to be positive about the event overall based on their press release recently. IMO it's going to the opposite direction, where they try to get more foreign users on the platform and have them stay there. If I were a CCP official, I would love to have more soft power by having everyone on a Chinese platform.
Arstechnica quoting a random reddit poster is not the same as the people I've been talking to lol
Can you explain further? Sounds important but I don't understand.
It's the first time the Chinese and rest-of-the-world users are interacting directly on the same platform at a massive scale.
I jobbled down some thoughts a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690618
But in a nut shell I think we're seeing outcome #2 play out, which has huge ramifications for the Chinese internet. Essentially this could become a precedent for all Chinese apps moving forward, and essentially the great firewall slowly dissolving. Trends have been slowly going that way with Bilibili, Douban, Kuaishou, etc, being more open to foreigners. There's still a lot to play out over the next few weeks as Trump assumes office and Tiktok CEO attends the inauguration. But there is just too much to comment about this entire situation, and most people who aren't Chinese or have experience with the great firewall are not going to comprehend just how monumental this whole ordeal has already been, and will be.