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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throwawayq3423 on Friday January 17, 2025 @09:10PM (#42745188)
> What do you mean by "global pop culture" here?

Encountering a Chinese song playing a cafe in Latin America. A popular movie with global appeal. Or even people being aware of cultural trends. I feel like culturally, China is a bit of a black box.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throw-the-towel on Saturday January 18, 2025 @09:06AM (#42748411)
Latin America is so insular, they don't even really play US songs in cafes. (Of course this varies between countries, Chile has more foreign culture, Peru has less.)
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throwawayq3423 on Monday January 20, 2025 @01:47AM (#42765696)
That was just an example off the top of my head. In general I never come across Chinese culture outside of China.
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throw-the-towel on Monday January 20, 2025 @02:35PM (#42772220)
For what it's worth, I've just heard a Chinese song in a random Instagram reel from Pakistan.
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