• ikidd@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    And no doubt they were bribed like motherfuckers to promote it.

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      7 hours ago

      You think china paid influencers to promote rednote?

      Edit: my assumption is that you mean china paid american influencers on tik tok to promote rednote.

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        7 hours ago

        Nah, everyone knows influencers don’t get paid to promote stuff. They raise awareness to pressing social issues out of the goodness in their heart.

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            6 hours ago

            You don’t think our own polarizing politics have paid influences to prop up each side? Why wouldn’t an outsider do the same thing?

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              5 hours ago

              Theoretically they could and might. But i dont think they really need to, and the reason why im saying i dont think thats the case is because i feel like i can differentiate between influencers who say anything for views and money versus a broader sentiment that both china and usa just want the data and that security and perception of state spying isnt the primary concern as it has been presented.

              But im not an authority on this, which is why this is a lemmy comment and not a published work. However, seeing lemmy comments that demonstrate absolute certainty over the first thought that comes to mind tells me its probably not information worth considering because this is a platform that lives to memeify certain ideologies over thoughtful perception. They could be right, just like i could be right, but im open to learning, and feel like im not being obnoxious.

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            4 hours ago

            We’re all talking about Rednote now aren’t we? Apps don’t just explode in popularity without money being spent.

            You should always assume that an influencer pushing a product is getting paid to do so.

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              39 minutes ago

              Not true. As a certified Mountain Dew® Baja Blast™ enthusiast, I share content for the love of the brand. It’s just…coincidence that I share my Patreon subscriber data with the Grand Dew® Wizards and happen to get a fat anonymous donation to my account each time I share my love of the Baja™.

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      8 hours ago

      RedNote doesn’t offer any incentives or promotions themselves, but there are external opportunities for content promotion. Source

      Not saying they weren’t bribed to go over, since Insta and YT pay more apparently, but it would at least pad content Creator’s revenue some.