As of now, it may still be banned two and a half months down the line.
Commenters asked Chinese users how to translate English slang likeho is you magical and ateinto Mandarin.
Duolingo reported that the app saw a216 percent growthin new Mandarin learners compared to the same time last year.
The office of Little Red Book, Shanghai, China, November 10, 2023.CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images
Shes used the app historically to follow blogger recommendations for tourist destinations, lifestyle tips, and trending topics.
I like whats happening, she says.
Jessica Lee, 23, posts vlog content to her 27,200 followers on Xiaohongshu.
The Shanghai-based creator has been using the app for four years.
Some users were startled by the influx.
I was shocked and thought it was a kind of scam, she tellsRolling Stone.
Her feed is largely American Samoyed puppies that she can say hi to, she says.
The discourse mostly consisted of Americansurpriseat theconvenienceof transportation, food delivery, and groceries in China.
One conversation that Feng followed was the revelation ofhow expensive American health careis.
Its breaking the information cocoon on social media.
I suspect that all the people on Xiaohongshu are fake Americans, one commenter based in Guangdong wrote.
Now it is found that Americans can endure hardships even more than us, another Zhejiang-based user responded.
Still, many have expressed some unhappiness with the sudden shift on their feeds.
Lee feels as though the overall quality of the app has gone down.
The feed is a lot like TikTok now, she says.
But now, those demographics might be changing.
Its pretty cool how people are communicating and learning different cultures.
In wake of TikToks reinstatement, some users shared joking goodbyes to the TikTok refugees.
But regardless, Lou is happy to have experienced this cultural exchange on the app.
Its fascinating that people from different cultures and backgrounds came together on one platform, she said.
We were united together as more similar than different.
