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

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Ahead of dreaded TikTok ban, US ‘refugees’ flee to China’s Xiaohongshu app but not all are welcoming

Chinese users are responding with a mix of enthusiasm for cultural exchange and frustration over altered algorithms.

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

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A profile of Charlwin Mao, founder of Xiaohongshu or “Little Red Book”, who claims the name references the color of his university Stanford and ex-employer Bain

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…

Furiosos ante la idea de una posible prohibición de TikTok en Estados Unidos, numerosos internautas de ese país acuden a la aplicación china Xiaohongshu, despreocupados por el uso que se pueda dar a sus datos personales. El gobierno del presidente saliente Joe Biden acusa a TikTok, propiedad del grupo chino ByteDance, de autorizar a Pekín a recoger datos de los usuarios y espiarlos, algo desmentido tanto por el gigante asiático como por la empre…

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‘TikTok refugees’ are exiled to the Chinese Xiaohongshu application

“For these TikTok refugees, they want to find an alternative platform that is owned by a Chinese company, (that) is more Chinese than TikTok,” said Meng Ziying, a PhD researcher from Australia’s University of Melbourne. For overseas users, Xiaohongshu is also more accessible, compared to others like Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, which requires a Chinese mobile number to register for an account.  Like TikTok, part of Xiaohongshu’s appeal…

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“For these TikTok refugees, they wish to discover an alternate platform that’s owned by a Chinese language firm, (that) is extra Chinese language than TikTok,” stated Meng Ziying, a PhD researcher from Australia’s College of Melbourne. For abroad customers, Xiaohongshu can be extra accessible, in comparison with others like Douyin, the Chinese language model of TikTok, which requires a Chinese language cellular quantity to register for an accoun…

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Forward of dreaded TikTok ban, US ‘refugees’ flee to China’s Xiaohongshu app however not all are welcoming

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…

TikTok se enfrenta a su cierre en Estados Unidos en caso de no venderse a una empresa americana. Su fin podría ser inminente salvo giro de los acontecimientos, teniendo Bydance que cerrar operaciones en caso de no encontrar comprador. Esta tesitura ha abierto la puerta a alternativas, curiosamente, venidas desde China. Xiaohongshu es una de ellas, una supuesta suerte de TikTok que arrasó esta semana en Estados Unidos ante la noticia del posible …

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