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On Sunday, January 19, TikTok will shut down thanks to a federal ban confirmed by the Supreme Court this week and Generation Z is expressing their anger by flocking to a new Chinese communist app.
The single-party in Congress and the administrative state tell us that banning TikTok is essential to national security and protecting the privacy of Americans. For almost two years, I have maintained that the ban has nothing to do with security or privacy; the purpose of the ban is social control and Generation Z agrees.
In a digital rebellion against the ban, hordes of young American “TikTok refugees” are currently flocking to a Chinese social media platform called Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, in English. Nearly a million new users have reportedly joined the Chinese app in just two days.
The migration to RedNote is an act of rebellion, with users comparing themselves to the defiant settlers of the Boston Tea Party and learning Mandarin out of spite. A user made a parody of the final scene of “The breakfast club” to convey why the RedNote rebellion is a “stick it to the man” moment.
RedNote’s Chinese name literally translates to “Little Red Book,” a disturbing historical reference. In the 1960s, “The Little Red Book” was a central tool of communist propaganda in China. It symbolized unwavering loyalty to Mao Zedong and served as a key instrument during the brutal Chinese Cultural Revolution.
“The Little Red Book” was not just a collection of quotes from Mao; It was a weapon of ideological control. People were forced to memorize its content, carry it with them at all times, and even use it to justify violence. It represented absolute submission to Mao’s regime.
The migration to RedNote is an act of rebellion, with users comparing themselves to the defiant settlers of the Boston Tea Party.
Now, Americans are migrating to a platform named after one of the most notorious symbols of communist indoctrination. This reality does not go unnoticed by young people, including myself.
Yes, I downloaded RedNote and here’s why: The TikTok ban is a worrying indication that the United States is mirroring Chinese social control tactics. Downloading RedNote is not an endorsement of China or communism; It is a bold act of defiance against American leaders who have betrayed the First Amendment.
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American social media companies are littered with former American intelligence officials. Mark Zuckerberg himself admitted that Meta created a special portal for the Biden administration and left-wing NGOs to censor speech unfavorable to the federal government.
Data from platforms like Facebook has already been sold to China and other entities. If the US government really cared about protecting Americans’ privacy, it would pass strong data privacy laws, rather than banning a single app.
This is not about privacy or national security; It’s about information control. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (a subsidiary of DHS), openly states that her agency’s primary goal is to protect “cognitive infrastructure”—that is, our minds.
Even Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has openly acknowledged that the TikTok ban is aimed at controlling public discourse.
This aligns with the government’s broader agenda: managing the narrative under the guise of national security. According According to deep state whistleblower Mike Benz, the Western intelligence apparatus fear-mongers about so-called “disinformation” and justify censorship because they fear rising populism, which they perceive as a threat to their power.
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Ironically, China itself bans the international version of TikTok, allowing only a CCP-approved version to operate domestically. Because? Because they are communists. But at least they admit that they are controlling the narrative. Our government encourages us to think it’s about privacy.
Critics are quick to label Gen Z’s “TikTok refugees” as naïve sympathizers or communists for downloading RedNote. This couldn’t be further from the truth. During the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s, my family He was assaulted, murdered and almost destroyed by the communists. One family member, a Catholic priest, was forced to dig his own grave and was buried alive simply for his faith. Communism is not just theft; It’s demonic.
It is precisely because I understand the dangers of communism that I oppose the TikTok ban. It’s not about loving TikTok or China; it is about recognizing an attack on free speech. RedNote’s migration symbolizes an entire generation that is rightly losing faith in the government’s commitment to upholding the Constitution.
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The feds have thrown the First Amendment out the window. Conservatives know this better than most. He biden administration has imprisoned pro-life advocates, infiltrated traditional Catholic communities, censored dissenting voices, and even instigated President-elect Trump’s massive social media ban.
The rebellion against the TikTok ban is not just about one app; It is a referendum on whether Americans will tolerate a federal government that seeks to control public discourse under the guise of national security. The revolt of Generation Z, both serious and satirical, is a resounding rejection of this overreach.
