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Charlwin Mao, the Chinese tech founder welcoming ‘TikTok refugees’

Summary by Financial Times
A sudden surge of US users on Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, could threaten China’s Great Firewall

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Furious at the idea of a possible ban on TikTok in the United States, many Chinese netizens turn to the Chinese Xiaohongshu app, careless about the use that may be given to their personal data. Outgoing President Joe Biden’s government accuses TikTok, owned by the Chinese ByteDance group, of authorizing Beijing to collect user data and spy on them, something denied by both the Asian giant and the company. However, a law passed in April 2024 runs…

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TikTok is facing closure in the United States in case it is not sold to an American company. Its end could be imminent unless events turn, having Bydance to close operations in case it does not find buyer. This scenario has opened the door to alternatives, curiously, coming from China. Xiaohongshu is one of them, a supposed fate of TikTok who razed this week in the United States before the news of the possible closure. It is no wonder that there…

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The Washington Hispanic broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, January 17, 2025.
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