Now, almost a million kids around the world went over to RedNote (Siaohongshu) - a Chinese apt in China and the American kids are having a blast = it's a love fest between American and Chinese kids and maybe a start to better relations for future generations. Chinese kids are teaching Americans kids their language and all kinds of American kids are speaking limited Mandarin on RedNote,. The American's over there are known as the TicToc Refugees.
Slate.com
Banning TikTok might not curb China’s tech influence—it might just make it trendier.
"There’s no more valuable currency in America than throwing up a middle finger when you can’t get what you want. In the wake of TikTok’s looming ban on Sunday, many have decided to show Congress exactly how little they care about the platform’s ties to China by getting even more Chinese and downloading Xiaohongshu."
"Since Monday, the Chinese social media app, known in English as RedNote, has been the most downloaded free app in Apple’s App Store, as self-proclaimed “TikTok refugees” attempt to find a new place to congregate for content. According to marketing intelligence app Sensor Tower, U.S. mobile downloads of the app increased more than 20 times in the week beginning Jan. 8, compared with the previous week, and are up more than 30 times compared to the same period last year. The spur was entirely organic, ignited by Black creators and young women of color who were interested in the beauty community on the platform."
https://slate.com/technology/2025/01/tiktok-ban-rednote-chinese-social-media-app-good-alternative.ht
CNN Business - The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never [/b]before
'Why is Xiaohongshu everywhere?
Xiaohongshu is surging in popularity worldwide in the same week that TikTok could potentially go offline in the US.
US mobile downloads of Xiaohongshu almost tripled over the past week, compared to the seven days before, San Francisco-based market intelligence firm Sensor Tower told CNN on Tuesday.
TikTok is seen in the app store of an iPhone on January 8, 2025.
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Within the span of two days, more than 700,000 new users have joined Xiaohongshu, Reuters reported, citing a person close to the company. CNN has reached out to Xiaohongshu for comment.
As of Wednesday, the hashtag “TikTok refugee” had garnered nearly 250 million views and over 5.5 million comments. Many of the American users they had joined as an act of defiance against Washington’s move on TikTok.'
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/tech/rednote-china-popularity-us-tiktok-ban-intl-hnk/index.html
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