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TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app
A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.
TikTok: Should China's RedNote Face Ban Too?
RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in China, is owned by a Shanghai-based company and raises similar questions as TikTok.
China gives a wary welcome to influx of 'TikTok refugees' on RedNote
The influx of more than 700,000 new users has been driven by a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, used by 170 million Americans, on national security concerns.
TikTok Refugees in US Test Xi’s Firewall While Embracing Chinese
President Xi Jinping has touted people exchanges as the foundation of healthy US ties. A flood of TikTok “refugees” to Chinese app Xiaohongshu may test his limit for such unscripted interactions.
Chinese State Media Cheers 'TikTok Refugees' Flocking to RedNote
TikTok users are joining RedNote as an act of "protest against the ban," a publication of the Chinese Communist Party said.
'TikTok Refugees' Flock to China's RedNote Ahead of Potential U.S. Ban - TaiwanPlus News
Over half a million self-styled "TikTok refugees" have downloaded the Chinese social networking app RedNote in recent days, ahead of a potential ban on TikTok in the U.S. It’s triggered an instant phenomenon of ordinary U.
US ‘TikTok refugees’ spark global rush of sign-ups to China’s RedNote platform
The Shanghai-based app is topping the charts as the No 1 free-to-use platform in more countries, from Britain and Italy to Canada.
China Scores Victory Over US in TikTok War
State media hailed RedNote's success among American "TikTok refugees" as a repudiation of U.S. government "demonizing" of ...
TikTok Chaos Shows Popular Opposition To China-Based Bans
Americans have shown that they won’t take national security threats at face value. They want the details. Lawmakers ...
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Cultural exchanges being boosted as US TikTok users migrate to alternative Chinese app
The logos for TikTok and RedNote, known in China as Xiaohongshu, are seen in this illustration taken Jan 15, 2025.
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Americans Are Scrambling To China's RedNote As TikTok Faces The Axe, And The Cultures Are Colliding In Unexpected — And HILARIOUS — Ways
This looming TikTok ban has over 170 million US TikTok users (who have named themselves "TikTok Refugees") scrambling for a ...
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set ...
TikTok Calls Report That China Is Exploring Sale of App to Elon Musk ‘Pure Fiction’
TikTok denied a report that China is exploring a sale of the app to Elon Musk to keep TikTok operational in America amid a ...
TikTok ‘forced to go dark’ on Sunday if US government does not intervene, company says
“Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement, unfortunately, TikTok will be forced to go dark on ...
The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US
TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago. The possibility the U.S. would outlaw the video-sharing app has kept influencers and users in anxious limbo for more than four of the years since ...