[Rest of World] Why thousands of young Chinese people use a pink dinosaur as their alias

<p>Users adopt the alias “momo” as a way to speak more freely, evade harassment, and protect personal privacy on Douban and Xiaohongshu.</p><p><a href="https://restofworld.org/2023/social-media-privacy-momo-dinosaur/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to read the article by Caiwei Chen.</a></p><p>Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>