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minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·7 months agoThe app? Or the news company/network.
minus-squarerowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·7 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-squarescottrepreneur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months ago50M+ downloads on Google Play. Hard to verify if farmed tho.
minus-squareKairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 months ago“Most downloaded” just means “biggest phone farm”.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoI was expecting it to be Ground News considering how much they advertize on YouTube.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoDo most Americans really get their news from Chinese AI now? I can’t really believe that but then sadly maybe I can…
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.
50M+ downloads on Google Play. Hard to verify if farmed tho.
“Most downloaded” just means “biggest phone farm”.
I was expecting it to be Ground News considering how much they advertize on YouTube.
Do most Americans really get their news from Chinese AI now? I can’t really believe that but then sadly maybe I can…
Yes