As the potential US TikTok ban approaches, American content creators are turning to Xiaohongshu (RedNote), a Chinese app akin to Instagram and Pintere
Chinese-owned TikTok is set to be banned in the United States on Jan. 19, 2025, and another Chinese-owned app is welcoming American "TikTok refugees."
On the heels of TikTok's looming shutdown on January 19 over its ownership in the U.S. (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), it looks like another American users are flocking to a Chinese app called Xiaohongshu as people become less optimistic that TikTok can overturn U.
Several social media apps have appearing high in app store chart rankings as a potential U.S. ban hangs over the heads of TikTok and its American users.
As a TikTok ban looms, Americans are starting to download RedNote. Here's what you need to know about the app.
As Supreme Court justices ponder the future of TikTok in the United States, a growing number of American social media users have responded by moving to an unlikely alternative: Xiaohongshu, a hugely popular social media app in China.
RedNote's popularity isn't without its hurdles. Much like its predecessor TikTok, the app is under scrutiny for privacy and security concerns due to its Chinese origins and potential implications with government regulations.
Now that TikTok has been disabled for US users, these rival apps can help you get your fix of short-form video.
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at the impacts of the looming TikTok ban in the U.S., including the “TikTok refugees” moving to Chinese app RedNote, the surge of English speakers learning Mandarin on Duolingo,
With TikTok facing an impending ban in the US on January 19 unless it is sold, a new app is becoming popular in the US, and it is called REDnote. This app, also known as Xiaohongshu, is gaining popularity in the USA as an alternative to TikTok, and is bolstering its presence in the Philippines.
TikTok users are joining RedNote as an act of "protest against the ban," a publication of the Chinese Communist Party said.