In mid-January 2025, a significant change took place in the social media landscape. The rise of RedNote (Xiaohongshu) in ...

The recent blackout offered ordinary Americans a chance to meaningfully connect with Chinese counterparts on another app.

As the U.S. TikTok ban loomed, many U.S. users flocked to RedNote, a Chinese app that offered a similar experience to TikTok.

TikTok went dark in the U.S. as roughly 170 million Americans were denied access to the popular social media app. Although ...