HONG KONG (AP) — With the looming threat of a TikTok ban in the U.S., American users are turning to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, propelling it to the top of the download charts in the country. Referred to as 'TikTok refugees,' these users are opting for Xiaohongshu as a protest against the potential TikTok ban.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on a law mandating TikTok's separation from its Chinese parent company ByteDance by Jan. 19, or face a ban over national security concerns. Following indications that the law may stand, a surge of TikTok users began migrating to Xiaohongshu, leading to it becoming the most downloaded free app on Apple’s App Store in the U.S.
