Washington — The Supreme Court said Thursday that it may announce opinions on Friday morning, a last-minute addition to the schedule that comes just two days before a law that would ban TikTok is set to go into effect. “The Court may announce opinions on the homepage beginning at 10 a.m.,” a notice on the court’s…
As self-described “TikTok refugees” pour onto the Chinese social media app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, some foreign netizens are already running up against the country’s extensive censorship apparatus. Newsweek reached out to Xiaohongshu with a request for comment via a general contact email address. Why It Matters TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has until Sunday…
With the U.S. government’s TikTok ban set to kick in on Sunday, Americans have been flocking to an alternative social media platform, but it’s another Chinese app, and experts say it could present the same, if not even more issues. There’s been a surge in U.S. downloads of the Chinese-owned application Xiaohongshu, or “RedNote” as many…
The influx of American “TikTok refugees” onto the Chinese social media app RedNote may feed into some of Beijing’s main talking points, but could also pose a challenge for China’s censors. As of Thursday afternoon, the topic “TikTok refugee” attracted more than 800 million views and 14.7 million discussions as new users, mostly with IP…
With no Supreme Court ruling on TikTok today, tensions are high. The wildly popular social media platform owned by China’s ByteDance could shut down in the U.S. on Jan. 19 – just four days from now — or sell itself to an entity Stateside if the Justices do not rule otherwise. TikTok has 170+ million…
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – As TikTok is bracing for its anticipated ban Sunday, users are flocking to other social media platforms with similar features. One of them has become the most downloaded app in the United States for Apple. RedNote is a Chinese app that resembles the set up of the social media juggernaut, as…
A Chinese app known as RedNote is surging in new users from the US. I downloaded it and found users posting gleefully about giving away their data to China. The frenzy around RedNote might be short-lived, however. I spent time on the Chinese app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, that Americans are flocking to as…
As the New Year beckons with resolutions to live healthier, one chef has whipped up a storm with his take on blueberry muffins that won’t derail your diet plans. Max McCann, known as Meals with Max on TikTok, has set foodies’ hearts racing with his simple yet healthy blueberry muffin recipe. In a viral video,…
In less than a month, TikTok could be pulled from US app stores due to a federal divest-or-ban law. Merchants who sell on TikTok Shop may struggle to find an alternative if the ban goes through. TikTok Shop offers a unique blend of social tools, e-commerce tech, and a large audience. If TikTok is pulled…
US president-elect Donald Trump’s repeated support for TikTok has sparked speculation about potential solutions to prevent the app’s impending ban in the United States, though the path forward remains unclear. “We got to keep this sucker around for a little while,” Trump told supporters on Sunday, just days after meeting TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi…