Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote tops app charts ahead of potential ban

• 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 - 1d
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  With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’

  Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
  
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• TikTok ban: Here’s what to expect if the app is banned in the U.S. on Sunday

  The U.S. Supreme Court is viewed as open to upholding a national-security law that will shut down the video-sharing app nationwide on Sunday if it continues to be controlled by its Chinese parent ...
  
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• 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.
  
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• TikTok ban goes before Supreme Court. Here’s where the app’s $10 billion in ad revenue could go if it dies.

  The end of TikTok in the U.S. could mean a sizeable boost for its publicly traded American competitors.
  
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  TikTok Creators and Brands Are Bracing for a Potential Ban

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  ByteDance's Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

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  TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

  The fate of TikTok is keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision from the Supreme Court that could upheld their livelihoods
  
  ABC News - Jan. 6

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