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 ...
If you’ve just downloaded RedNote (Xiaohongshu) — a Chinese-based social media app like TikTok — and suddenly realize there’s a problem: Everything is in Mandarin. Unfortunately, every button, menu, ...
As Xiaohongshu — known as RedNote or Red in English — surged to the top of the App Store downloads list this week, users in both China and the U.S. celebrated an unprecedented cross-cultural exchange: ...
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.
When TikTok looked doomed in the U.S., many users quickly signed up for another Chinese-owned app called Xiaohongshu in protest. It's known as RedNote in English. What happened next was a surprise as ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jianqing Chen, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) TikTok refugees ...
In the midst of TikTok going dark in the U.S. (and then coming back online less than 24 hours later), users have been flocking to a similar Chinese app, whose owners are keen to capitalize on their ...
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