TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet
China’s internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-class products, in spite of censorship and malign neglect by Beijing.
TikTok users migrate to RedNote in an unexpected success for Chinese soft power
China has historically been seen as unable to emulate the attractiveness of the world’s more established soft-power bastions.
American TikTokers Get a Taste of Chinese Censorship as They Rush to RedNote
Users looking for a TikTok alternative learn about daily life in China, but some posts are taboo.
A rare, joyful U.S.-Chinese exchange is taking place on RedNote, but it may not last
The Chinese app’s new American users are connecting directly with their Chinese counterparts at a time when the two countries are interacting less overall.
China's RedNote: what you need to know about the app TikTok users are flocking to
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese social media app RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.
TikTok Got a Reprieve, but Americans and Chinese Are Still on RedNote
The Chinese social media app, popular in the United States a week after being flooded by TikTok users, has added language translation features.
TikTok: Should China's RedNote Face Ban Too?
RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in China, is owned by a Shanghai-based company and raises similar questions as TikTok.
Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote could pose greater security risks, experts say
“It’s not a foregone conclusion that RedNote will suddenly enjoy TikTok’s success and popularity,” Gorman said. “Actually gaining the traction TikTok has is rare. And the size of the national security threat is really proportional to the size of the user base.”
Chinese, U.S. Users of RedNote Find Rare Space for Candid Exchanges
From economic pessimism to cynicism about Marxism and fears over the potential for war, Chinese and American users of RedNote took part this week in rare candid exchanges that tested the limits of censorship on the Chinese social media platform.
China's RedNote Gets Half a Million New US Users as TikTok Ban Looms
This influx coincides with a January 19 deadline for TikTok to either divest its U.S. operations or face removal from app stores.
As US TikTok users move to RedNote, some are encountering Chinese-style censorship for the first time
Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, has been hiring for a surprising position in recent days: English-language content moderators.
China’s RedNote netizens warn each other over sharing street views with US TikTok users
Users told that American requests for images of sensitive areas should be ignored over national security concerns.
RedNote is fast becoming the regular American's unprecedented window into everything they wished they knew about living in China
China's social media has been living in its own world. Without access to YouTube, Facebook, Google, or Instagram, the country ...
Americans Are Scrambling To China's RedNote As TikTok Faces The Axe, And The Cultures Are Colliding In Unexpected — And HILARIOUS — Ways
This looming TikTok ban has over 170 million US TikTok users (who have named themselves "TikTok Refugees") scrambling for a ...
What is RedNote? TikTok 'refugees' surge to popular Chinese app ahead of ban
Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as ...