Discipline and Resistance: The Construction of a Digital Home for TikTok Refugees on Xiaohongshu

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14465v1
• Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:47:55 GMT
• Title: Discipline and Resistance: The Construction of a Digital Home for TikTok Refugees on Xiaohongshu
• Authors: Xiaoyu Xiong, Yuting Peng, Summer Kwong, Anqi Huang,
• Abstract summary: This study examines how TikTok refugees moved to Xiaohongshu after TikTok was about to be banned in the United States.<n>It utilizes Foucault's idea of heterotopia to demonstrate how Xiaohongshu became a crisis space for cross-cultural discussions.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: This study examines how TikTok refugees moved to Xiaohongshu after TikTok was about to be banned in the United States. It utilizes Foucault's idea of heterotopia to demonstrate how Xiaohongshu became a crisis space for cross-cultural discussions across the Great Firewall. Through Critical Discourse Analysis of 586 user comments, the study reveals how Chinese and international users collaboratively constructed and contested a new online order through language negotiation, identity positioning, and playful platform policing. The findings highlight distinct discursive strategies between domestic and overseas users, reflecting both cultural resistance and adaptation. This research contributes to the understanding of digital migration, heterotopic spaces in social media, and emerging dynamics of cross-cultural discourse during geopolitical crises.

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