What to know about RedNote, the Chinese app that American TikTokkers are flooding

Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, called RedNote in English, is attracting scores of Americans ahead of TikTok’s potential shutdown in the U.S. Andy Wong/AP

Andy Wong/AP

With the clock ticking on a potential TikTok ban in the U.S., scores of Americans are flocking to a surprising alternative: a popular Chinese social media platform called Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English.

The Supreme Court appears unlikely to block a law that requires TikTok to either be divested from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or shut down in the U.S. on Jan. 19. The law stems from concerns about the Chinese government accessing

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