Deepin has always been a black sheep in the GNU/Linux desktop space, I've never seen them participate in the wider freedesktop space or wayland and they're very much off doing their own thing.

I wonder if Chinese users can offer a better perspective since I know that's where the project seemed to have originated from.

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

• yewtu.be
• inv.nadeko.net
• yt.artemislena.eu
• piped.video