These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could stop them in their tracks
A law that could see TikTok shut down in the U.S. threatens to ensnare other Chinese social media apps gaining traction in the country, legal experts say.
Full List of Chinese-Owned Social Media Apps Trending as TikTok Ban Looms
TikTok will appear before the Supreme Court on Friday in a final attempt to prevent a national ban on the app. The social media site, which 170 million Americans use, is fighting the ban after U.S. courts ruled it had to be split from its Chinese owner, Bytedance, by January 19.
Why So Many TikTokers Are Moving to the Chinese App Red Note Ahead of Ban
Marcus Robinson, a 29-year-old fashion designer, created a Red Note account to share his thrifting adventures and promote his clothing company, P-13. He previously had accrued 21,000 followers on TikTok, and estimates that 40% of his brand’s sales came from that app. “I thought I was going to keep building and make a living ultimately,” he says.
Americans are using the Chinese Red Note app to express their frustration with the TikTok ban
The deliberate choice to seek refuge on another app of Chinese origin says what TikTok’s users think of the plan to ban it in five days’ time.
‘Red Note,’ a Chinese App, Is Dominating Downloads, Thanks to TikTok Users
To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.
Social media users flock to RedNote, a TikTok alternative, ahead of the ban in the U.S.
TikTok may be banned in the U.S. over the weekend, but Americans are heading to another Chinese-owned video platform: RedNote.
TikTok users in US move to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu as threat of TikTok ban looms
Some U.S. TikTok users have flocked to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, in protest of the looming ban.
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