Sean Rameswaram

So you might be the perfect person to ask if the jokes about pleading fealty to the CCP and saying flattering things about Mao Zedong are actually jokes or not. Because I saw a lot of them last week and I really couldn't tell. They were so well crafted. I really couldn't tell if we were joking or not. What is going on?

So you might be the perfect person to ask if the jokes about pleading fealty to the CCP and saying flattering things about Mao Zedong are actually jokes or not. Because I saw a lot of them last week and I really couldn't tell. They were so well crafted. I really couldn't tell if we were joking or not. What is going on?

So you might be the perfect person to ask if the jokes about pleading fealty to the CCP and saying flattering things about Mao Zedong are actually jokes or not. Because I saw a lot of them last week and I really couldn't tell. They were so well crafted. I really couldn't tell if we were joking or not. What is going on?

Provocative.

Provocative.

Provocative.

Incendiary.

Incendiary.

Incendiary.

So since you've been on this app since before last week, how is its culture changing now that it's being flooded with angry and maybe less angry Americans?

So since you've been on this app since before last week, how is its culture changing now that it's being flooded with angry and maybe less angry Americans?

So since you've been on this app since before last week, how is its culture changing now that it's being flooded with angry and maybe less angry Americans?

Okay, so that's the downside of all these Americans showing up. But I've been hearing a lot about the upsides. And I know you've written about them. In fact, your article for Rolling Stone that published this week is titled, Red Note is the U.S.-China peace talks we need. Please explain.

Okay, so that's the downside of all these Americans showing up. But I've been hearing a lot about the upsides. And I know you've written about them. In fact, your article for Rolling Stone that published this week is titled, Red Note is the U.S.-China peace talks we need. Please explain.

Okay, so that's the downside of all these Americans showing up. But I've been hearing a lot about the upsides. And I know you've written about them. In fact, your article for Rolling Stone that published this week is titled, Red Note is the U.S.-China peace talks we need. Please explain.

there is, of course, still strong censorship happening on Red Note. I've heard stories that conversations about religion sort of have disappeared or conversations about politics are immediately censored.

there is, of course, still strong censorship happening on Red Note. I've heard stories that conversations about religion sort of have disappeared or conversations about politics are immediately censored.

there is, of course, still strong censorship happening on Red Note. I've heard stories that conversations about religion sort of have disappeared or conversations about politics are immediately censored.

And I guess what some people who aren't on these apps are struggling with right now is that people are OK with this, that people are OK being censored by some Chinese algorithm or even the Chinese government.

And I guess what some people who aren't on these apps are struggling with right now is that people are OK with this, that people are OK being censored by some Chinese algorithm or even the Chinese government.