The TikTok ban has been looming in the US since last year. January 19th is the official date for when TikTok leaves the app stores. It's only days away, and people have begun jumping to alternatives ...

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 the U.S. government wants to ban TikTok, Americans might flock to a different Chinese social media app. About a week before the potential ban, TikTokkers are posting about moving to RedNote, known ...

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With a Jan. 19 shutdown looming for TikTok in the United States, users looking for an alternative outlet have helped push a popular Chinese media platform to the top of Apple’s most popular apps.

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We are just days from the deadline for TikTok to face either sale or closure in the US. And, unsurprisingly, users are actively seeking out alternative options to the Chinese social media platform.

A small but growing number of American firearm enthusiasts are joining RedNote, an app known in China as Xiaohongshu, in an effort to teach native users how to build 3D-printed guns. One such advocate ...

As the impending United States TikTok ban grows closer, Americans are beginning to look for another form of social media to replace the app. The ban, which was signed by President Joe Biden due to ...

Time might be running out here for TikTok, a video-sharing app that — according to a July 2024 report from a web-search strategy business — boasts about 170 million users throughout the United States.

TikTok may now have a 75-day reprieve thanks to President Trump, but when its ban was looming, rival RedNote is reported to have recruited influencers to raise its profile with US users. The Chinese ...