TikTok, Chinese and RedNote

With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
Americans get warm welcome to Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote ahead of potential ban
Americans who have joined RedNote in protest of the U.S. government’s looming ban on TikTok have found new connections across international borders.
So many Americans flocked to Chinese app RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban that they're helping users learn English
American TikTok users have flocked to the RedNote app as a TikTok ban looms. Now they're helping Chinese users with their English homework.
Ironic twist: Chinese app Xiaohongshu hosts more US-China interactions amid looming TikTok ban
Chinese and American netizens are drawing closer despite the US bid to shield Americans from Chinese influence. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Why So Many TikTokers Are Moving to the Chinese App Red Note Ahead of Ban
Marcus Robinson, a 29-year-old fashion designer, created a Red Note account to share his thrifting adventures and promote his clothing company, P-13. He previously had accrued 21,000 followers on TikTok, and estimates that 40% of his brand’s sales came from that app. “I thought I was going to keep building and make a living ultimately,” he says.
As TikTok Ban Nears, Peeved Users Flock to Other Chinese Social Media Apps
Some TikTok users aren't waiting until the upcoming Jan. 19 ban to test out other short-form video sharing apps, but instead of Meta's social media sites or the Fediverse, they're swarming to other Chinese-owned mobile software platforms.
US TikTok Users Flock to Chinese App Xiaohongshu in Protest With TikTok Ban Looming
As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. The self-described “TikTok refugees” lan
In U.S., TikTok users flock to another Chinese app -- and love the irony
With the possibility of a TikTok ban looming, social media users in the U.S. are flocking to another Chinese app known as RedNote.
TikTok Refugees in US Test Xi’s Firewall While Embracing Chinese
President Xi Jinping has touted people exchanges as the foundation of healthy US ties. A flood of TikTok “refugees” to ...
Chinese people are asking American ‘TikTok refugees’ for homework help on RedNote
Chinese users of RedNote have welcomed the American user base with open arms—and a request for them to help with their English homework.
OpenAI’s AI reasoning model ‘thinks’ in Chinese sometimes and no one really knows why
OpenAI's o1 'reasoning' model sometimes switches to Chinese and other languages as it reasons through problems, and AI ...