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qianhuang.bsky.social
Asst Prof. in media studies @UoGroningen. Comparative research on digital vigilantism, visibility, participatory surveillance & digital cultures. https://qianxeniahuang.super.site/
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During this month’s CKN Knowledge Session, the latest developments around Chinese social media platform #xiaohongshu were discussed🔎. Many thanks to Dr. @qianhuang.bsky.social and Dr. @carwynmorris.bsky.social for presenting their insights! Learn more on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9sO...

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

How do content creators learn about a dozen platforms and push their content into the ‘for you’ page?🤔 In this new OA paper in New Media & Society, I explore transnational creators' algorithmic and visibility practices across multiple Chinese and US-based platforms. 🔗 shorturl.at/f0mAC

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

If you are interested in learning more about #Xiaohongshu #RedNote, @restofworld.org has published many in-depth stories about the community: My story on XHS as an ultra-consumerist app, showing young women a polished, bougie, often-unattainable way of life. restofworld.org/2023/xiaohon...

submitted 46 days ago • 3 comments

Americans are joining the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu AKA RedNote en masse to protest an imminent TikTok ban. New from @kinlinglo.bsky.social and @violazhou.bsky.social restofworld.org/2025/tiktok-...

submitted 47 days ago • 5 comments

As promised, a reading list about Xiaohongshu is available now with the help of many Chinese social media researchers: qianxeniahuang.super.site/resources/xi.... Special thanks to @carwynmorris.bsky.social for co-editing this. I am only hosting this on my personal website for logistic reasons.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Engaging with #Xiaohongshu ( #RED / #REDnote / #LittleRedBook): A Reading List. @qianhuang.bsky.social and I curated this crowdsourced reading list on Xiaohongshu - qianxeniahuang.super.site/resources/xi... We're happy to add more suggestions! Hosted by Qian to make it accessible in China.

submitted 46 days ago • 3 comments

Content creators on TikTok worldwide have been rebuilding their communities on Xiaohongshu (or ‘Red Note’), which generates much research interest. It’s all great, but there are some points I have to get out of my chest. If you are planning to research or comment on the ‘TikTok Refugee’, pls read:

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

Our symposium "Academe in the Age of Social Media: Scholarly Inquiry at Risk?" opens later today. Details here: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/... @ascmediarisk.bsky.social

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

‼️ First single-author pub in iJoC: ijoc.org/index.php/ij... Through 2 years of fieldwork and 27 interviews, I trace how participants of underground electronic' dance music scenes reconfigured their shared culture of secrecy with the advent of smartphones.

submitted 96 days ago • 3 comments

Hey friends studying influencers, creators, livestreamers and the like... Be sure to check out our ICA Pre-conference on "Debating Creator Culture," which is slated for June 11, 2025. Submissions are open through January 31. More details here: www.ccsn.site/ica

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments