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