With TikTok banned in the US, many social media users are scrambling to find a replacement. One platform quickly gaining traction is RedNote, a Chinese-owned app that has seen a surge in popularity.

TikTok refugees fled by the millions to RedNote, a Chinese app, in response to the TikTok ban, which went into effect Jan. 19, 2025. The company shut down the app shortly before midnight on Jan. 18 ...

The impending TikTok ban in the U.S. has prompted a mass migration of "refugee" content creators to alternative social media platforms – and a Chinese app named for Chairman Mao's "Little Red Book" ...

Chinese social media app RedNote has become a leading alternative for TikTok users concerned about the latter app’s ban set to take effect on Jan. 19, though, according to multiple outlets, RedNote ...

TikTok went dark briefly over the weekend before Trump, delighting its users, reinstated the platform. Logging back on, however, users found something had changed: They could no longer post “Free ...

When it seemed unlikely the federal TikTok ban would be overturned, thousands of people in the U.S. flocked to its rival Xiaohongshu (also known as "RedNote"). This sparked an unprecedented exchange ...

A weekly deep dive into the current trends, slang, and viral videos of youth culture in terms that even the squarest can understand. Young-person culture is in a state of upheaval this week. With ...

Even before China’s DeepSeek rocked the foundations of the American AI establishment, another Chinese app was racing up the popularity rankings. Shanghai-based RedNote – a social-media, lifestyle and ...

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