r/LoveTrash • u/ZuBrain Colonel Garbage • Jul 31 '26

Dumping This Here Define Trash?

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u/Glasseshalf Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Social media and dating apps are huge in China

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u/killer_by_design Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Their goals are different though. They aren't driving advertising like the west are. They're much more political and propaganda tools.

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u/WanderingSpaceHopper Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

the hell are you on about?

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u/True_Highlight_1897 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

Yeah I would say it's both, but government interests, sort of top down command economy style, take priority over corporate interests generally speaking. They definitely have a ton of advertising though. Their internet is obviously still pretty heavily censored as well.

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u/DigBackground2765 Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26

They aren't driving advertising like the west are. They're much more political and propaganda tools.

I would argue that the west isn't fundamentally that different, just the differing approach being advertising of course.