WASHINGTON (AP) — As the fate of TikTok hangs in the balance, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also called RedNote – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call ...

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Donald Trump has extended the deadline on the TikTok ban by 75 days but is now pushing for 50 percent U.S. ownership—an unlikely scenario.

U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also called RedNote – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call ...

The mingling of so-called "TikTok refugees" with Chinese users on the PRC-based social network Xiaohongshu spawned a range of reactions, from some Chinese users’ excitement at the unexpected opening of a window in the Great Firewall,

The Chinese app Rednote exploded in popularity around the time of Tiktok’s short ban, promoting cultural exchange, but it faces similar concerns over data privacy and Chinese government influence.

Meta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on other short-form video apps, including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. TakeAway Points: Meta is providing creators with agreements to advertise Instagram on other short-form video platforms,

Sensor Tower collects its ranking data from “publicly accessible estimates provided by the Apple App Store and Google Play [store].” While the firm doesn’t have direct insights into Apple’s and Google’s algorithms for determining rankings,

The US government says Chinese apps and online activities threaten Americans' security. But US internet users can't get enough of Chinese memes.

January, a wave of U.S. users migrated to China’s platform Xiaohongshu due to the TikTok ban, engaging in an unexpected “cost-of-living comparison” with Chinese users. Despite higher wages, many Americans found their living expenses made life harder than in China.

Young Americans' backlash against the TikTok ban – and their flight to a Chinese app – shows Washington is behind the times.

The Chinese startup and its new chatbot seem on track to surpass the popularity of U.S.-based AI companies such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Meta’s Llama and Google’s Gemini.