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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

what was preventing them from doing it before?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Lack of will on the part of Americans to engage on Chinese platforms like Xiaohongshu. The looming TikTok ban is what pushed people over the edge.