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minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoThe app? Or the news company/network.
minus-squarerowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months ago“NewsBreak”, a free app with roots in China that is the most downloaded news app in the United States. Never heard of it. Hard to believe it’s the most downloaded news app. I guess I’m out of touch.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI was expecting it to be Ground News considering how much they advertize on YouTube.
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months ago“Most downloaded” just means “biggest phone farm”.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoDo most Americans really get their news from Chinese AI now? I can’t really believe that but then sadly maybe I can…
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoProbably propogated by TikTok or similar operations, I hope the 2 new laws passed alongside the tiktok forced sale makes them divest and stop sharing data overseas.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoChina will always win. It’s just a numbers game at this point. Thankfully I’ll be dead and gone by then.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIf it’s purely a numbers game then I’m interested to see how India develops over the next 50 years.
minus-squarescottrepreneur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months ago50M+ downloads on Google Play. Hard to verify if farmed tho.
The app? Or the news company/network.
“NewsBreak”, a free app with roots in China that is the most downloaded news app in the United States.
Never heard of it. Hard to believe it’s the most downloaded news app. I guess I’m out of touch.
I was expecting it to be Ground News considering how much they advertize on YouTube.
“Most downloaded” just means “biggest phone farm”.
Do most Americans really get their news from Chinese AI now? I can’t really believe that but then sadly maybe I can…
Probably propogated by TikTok or similar operations, I hope the 2 new laws passed alongside the tiktok forced sale makes them divest and stop sharing data overseas.
China will always win. It’s just a numbers game at this point. Thankfully I’ll be dead and gone by then.
If it’s purely a numbers game then I’m interested to see how India develops over the next 50 years.
50M+ downloads on Google Play. Hard to verify if farmed tho.