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
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