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Chinese social media apps Red Note and Lemon8 have become popular alternatives for TikTok users ahead of TikTok's ban by the US government. But government regulation is looming over these apps as well.
Written by Jeremy Hsu
US TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu (also known as Red Note)
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The impending ban on TikTok in the US has prompted many of the app's US users to try other Chinese-owned social media apps, such as Red Note and Lemon8. They host short videos and photos and have recently become the most downloaded mobile apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in the US.
However, Red Note – the English name of the Chinese app Xiaohongshu –…
Source: www.newscientist.com
