TikTok Users Flock to App with Even Deeper Ties to China

TikTok users are flocking to Xiaohongshu, which is being referred to as RedNote by American users, as a possible ban on the app in the U.S. approaches. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

TikTok users are flocking to an app with even deeper ties to China as the possible ban on the app approaches.

Xiaohongshu, which is being referred to as RedNote by American users, jumped to the top of app stores in the U.S. after TikTok users began encouraging each other to download the app instead of moving to another American-owned app as a form of protest.