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Day five: Multi-cultural bullshit

“Chinese language #influencers who mostly post lifestyle content are interviewing election candidates on the social media app #Rednote, allowing politicians to bypass an apparent “shadow ban” on #campaigning by the app and reach a disengaged but vital audience.

The interviews with influencers who usually post about food, real estate and shopping have been published on a platform that is not actively monitored by the Australian Electoral Commission due to Rednote’s scale and the commission’s resources.

#ScottYung, the #Liberal candidate for the ultra-marginal Sydney seat of #Bennelong, where almost one-third of residents have #Chinese ancestry, has featured in multiple interviews shared by #Mandarin speaking influencers on Rednote in recent weeks.”

I note Scotty (another Scotty) highlighted himself due to State campaigning irregularities in 2019. Johhny (War crimes) Howard is all over the #Bennelong campaign. Howard, one step away from #CCP influence campaign. Handy Andy Hastings will be in fits.

This isn’t a “Chinese thing”, this is a “Politics thing” where a multicultural background is weaponised for candidates against the rest of Australian #voters.

#Spruiking / #campaigning <theguardian.com/australia-news> / <smh.com.au/national/nsw/libera>

Johnny and Scotty (another Scott) smiling to camera trying to convince a mainly mandarin population of Bennalong to vote for Liberals. source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/02/candidates-using-influencers-to-bypass-shadow-ban-on-campaigning-by-chinese-social-media-app-rednote
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Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

I find it fascinating that birds just come with engineering instructions.

Currently watching sunbirds build a nest at my balcony and I always wonder how they know how to do what they do

Ps: Realise that people thought this were the birds I am talking about lol. No, these are taken from xiaohongshu, and these are magpies.

The sunbirds in my apartment are here hachyderm.io/@liztai/114141713

86 扶老奶奶闯红灯发布了一篇小红书笔记，快来看吧！ 😆 s9Qw5NKxwz87BWG 😆 xhslink.com/a/M9RGSxn7IwF7，复制本

#Birds#BirdsOfFediverse#XiaoHongShu
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Misinformation was rife as the wildfires spread across Los Angeles last month, and that wasn’t just happening in English language media. For @thexylom, Aorui Pi explains how platforms like WeChat and RedNote served as a vector for fake news, which may have made life harder for Chinese immigrants living in fire-affected areas.

thexylom.com/post/how-unverifi

The Xylom · How Unverified Claims About the LA Wildfires Spread Across Chinese-Language MediaBy Aorui Pi
#ClimateChange#Environment#WildFires
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James House-Lantto (He/Him)

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/crim

A detailed look at the privacy concerns surrounding the social media app RedNote.

The app, which is primarily used for sharing pictures, videos, and shopping, has over 300 million users.

The Citizen Lab at The Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, have found several security issues with the app, including the retrieval of user content over plaintext http & file contents & Device data being readable by network attacks.

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Crimson Memo: Analyzing the Privacy Impact of Xianghongshu AKA Red NoteEarly in January 2025 it seemed like TikTok was on the verge of being banned by the U.S. government. In reaction to this imminent ban, several million people in the United States signed up for a different China-based social network known in the U.S. as RedNote, and in China as Xianghongshu (小红书/...
#Privacy#Security#RedNote
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Network Security Issues in RedNote

citizenlab.ca/2025/02/network-

The Citizen Lab · Network Security Issues in RedNote - The Citizen LabOur first network security analysis of the popular Chinese social media platform, RedNote, revealed numerous issues with the Android and iOS versions of the app. Most notably, we found that both the Android and iOS versions of RedNote fetch viewed images and videos without any encryption, which enables network eavesdroppers to learn exactly what content users are browsing. We also found a vulnerability in the Android version that enables network attackers to learn the contents of files on users’ devices. We disclosed the vulnerability issues to RedNote, and its vendors NEXTDATA, and MobTech, but did not receive a response from any party. This report underscores the importance of using well-supported encryption implementations, such as transport layer security (TLS). We recommend that users who are highly concerned about network surveillance from any party refrain from using RedNote until these security issues are resolved.
#AppPrivacyandControls#networksecurity#socialmediaapp
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The Citizen Lab

Our first network security analysis of the popular social media app, #RedNote, has revealed some major red flags 🚩🚩🚩. The app is used by over 300 million users worldwide - but its network encryption falls short. Read the report: citizenlab.ca/2025/02/network-

The Citizen Lab · Network Security Issues in RedNote - The Citizen LabOur first network security analysis of the popular Chinese social media platform, RedNote, revealed numerous issues with the Android and iOS versions of the app. Most notably, we found that both the Android and iOS versions of RedNote fetch viewed images and videos without any encryption, which enables network eavesdroppers to learn exactly what content users are browsing. We also found a vulnerability in the Android version that enables network attackers to learn the contents of files on users’ devices. We disclosed the vulnerability issues to RedNote, and its vendors NEXTDATA, and MobTech, but did not receive a response from any party. This report underscores the importance of using well-supported encryption implementations, such as transport layer security (TLS). We recommend that users who are highly concerned about network surveillance from any party refrain from using RedNote until these security issues are resolved.
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Austin Huang ❤️

During the #TikTokBan some have characterized #RedNote as an opportunity for #Chinese and western netizens to finally talk to each other, I wonder if anything came out of that? Because from my experience I see that some #international #students (especially Chinese, but certainly applicable to others as well) - already in the West and have little language barrier - don't meaningfully interact outside of their ethnic groups (beyond necessity), and the cause of that should be explored.

#culture
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Austin American-Statesman: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans DeepSeek, RedNote and other Chinese-backed AI platforms. “The proclamation orders the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Department of Information Resources to add six technologies — DeepSeek, Lemon8, Moomoo, RedNote, Tiger Brokers and Webull — to the state’s prohibited technologies list, which bans state employees and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/03/austin-american-statesman-texas-gov-greg-abbott-bans-deepseek-rednote-and-other-chinese-backed-ai-platforms/

#apps#BannedContent#china
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Philippe Jean

A privacy analysis of #rednote the trending #TikTok alternative

Following news of a #TikTok ban in the US, many people are switching to a Chinese-owned alternative known as RedNote. But just like TikTok and many other social media apps, RedNote presents major risks to your #privacy. The app monitors your location, browsing history, messages, and more.

proton.me/blog/tiktok-ban-redn

Proton · TikTok ban: Switching to RedNote? Your privacy is at stake. | ProtonAs the treat of a TikTok ban looms, many U.S. users are flocking to a new TikTok alternative called RedNote. But should they be?
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