Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App
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TikTok Refugees Get Wry Welcome on RedNote, Another Chinese App
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How to Download Your TikTok Videos
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TikTok unavailable in app stores, goes dark for some users ahead of ban
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The clock is ticking for TikTok and its 170 million American users
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Chinese rival app Xiaohongshu is overwhelmed by ‘TikTok refugees’ in US
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What happens to TikTok and its users after ban starts Sunday?
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What Supreme Court ruling means for TikTok users
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Censorship, homework help and cats: China’s RedNote users welcome ‘TikTok refugees’
Americans fleeing the looming TikTok ban have been warmly welcomed to app Xiaohongshu – or RedNote – despite China’s tight restrictions on what can be posted. “It is the coolest thing,” says Huang ...The Guardian - 1d -
Inside RedNote, the Chinese app that spurned TikTokers are flocking to
With the surge in international interest, RedNote is now offering many Americans a glimpse at online culture in China.NBC News - 1d -
On TikTok, Users Mock Looming U.S. Ban
Ahead of a Supreme Court ruling, they are mocking U.S. national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app.The New York Times - 1d -
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app could go dark Sunday if it remains under Chinese ownership
The Supreme Court has decided to uphold the law that would ban TikTok in the U.S. if Chinese company ByteDance doesn't divest from the app. The ban could go into place on Sunday. Errol Barnett ...CBS News - 2d -
How a TikTok ban would affect younger users, Gen Z
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TikTok users flock to popular Chinese app amid potential ban
The internet is buzzing as TikTok users brace for a potential ban. Many are flocking to a different Chinese platform, Rednote, one of the country’s most popular apps. In just the past week, Rednote ...NBC News - 2d -
Americans and Chinese share jokes on 'alternative TikTok' as potential US ban looms
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Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.
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How to Download Your Videos From TikTok
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‘My Chinese Spy’ Memes Show Americans Aren’t Sold on the TikTok Ban
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How to download your TikTok data in case the app goes dark
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TikTokers turn to other apps before anticipated ban
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These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could stop them in their tracks
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Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote tops app charts ahead of potential ban
TikTok users are pushing back against the looming TikTok ban Sunday by downloading a Chinese app called RedNote, or Xiaohongshu.NBC News - 5d -
TikTok Users Flee to a Chinese App: 'RedNote'
Chinese users of Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, welcome Americans fleeing a feared TikTok ban.The Wall Street Journal - 5d -
Users worried about TikTok ban appear to be downloading a different Chinese social media app
Chinese social media app RedNote is at the top of Apple's app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S.CNBC - 5d -
With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’
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TikTok ban could create a valuable prize: users’ brain space
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Apple to face court over claims it overcharged UK users on App Store
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