TikTok could be outlawed in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19 over concerns about its Chinese ownership, unless it gets a reprieve from the Supreme Court or if Beijing-based parent company ByteDance complies with a federal law forcing it to sell its stake in the app.
With that sword dangling over TikTok’s head, thousands of the app’s American users have been downloading a potential alternative: Xiaohongshu, also called “Red Note,” a social app that lets users share content in a variety of formats including photos, text, videos and livestreaming.
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Source: MSN News
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