Xiaohongshu (Mobile App) – Charm

TikTok Got a Reprieve, but Americans and Chinese Are Still on RedNote

Cs news5 months ago07 mins

TikTok got an apparent reprieve from being forced to shut down, but Americans on Monday were still using and downloading Xiaohongshu, the Chinese social media app that surged in popularity last week in anticipation of TikTok’s closure. TikTok, owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance, went dark in the United States ahead of a federal…

TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet

Cs news5 months ago013 mins

The Chinese social media app RedNote is full of cute, heartwarming moments after about 500,000 American users fled to it last week to protest the looming U.S. government ban on TikTok. Calling themselves “TikTok refugees,” these users paid the “cat tax” to join RedNote by posting cat photos and videos. They answered so many questions…