Users worried about TikTok ban appear to be downloading a different Chinese social media app

• TikTok Users Flee to a Chinese App: 'RedNote'

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  The Wall Street Journal - 18h
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  Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote tops app charts ahead of potential ban

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  NBC News - 9h

• TikTok ban: Here’s what to expect if the app is banned in the U.S. on Sunday

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  MarketWatch - 13h
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  Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.

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• Shares in TikTok’s rivals gain as Supreme Court weighs U.S. ban for social-media app

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  MarketWatch - 3d
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  TikTok ban: supreme court appears inclined to uphold law that could see app barred in US – live

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  The Guardian - 4d
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  The TikTok Ban Would Be Social Media’s First Extinction-Level Event

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  Wired - 4d
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  The uncomfortable truth about social media networks

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