Leaving TikTok, Americans "migrate" to Chinese social networks

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Even before TikTok shut down, a significant portion of US users were quickly looking for alternative platforms.

Even before TikTok shut down, a significant number of users in the US were quick to look for alternative platforms. Among them, RedNote (also known as Xiaohongshu) emerged as a top choice and attracted great attention from the country's online community.

According to Reuters, the social network RedNote became the most searched application on app stores in the US on January 14. In the previous two days, the number of users of this platform increased by 700,000, with a significant portion coming from the US.

RedNote, dubbed “China’s answer to Instagram,” has long attracted a large user base in the world’s most populous country. Now, the social network is seeing a surge of American users joining as TikTok faces bans in the United States.

The explosion came as a surprise to RedNote users in China. In a public live chat session, around 50,000 people from both the US and China joined in. The topics of discussion ranged from food to youth unemployment, creating a lively and surprising atmosphere. Some Chinese students even posted their English homework on RedNote to ask for help from new users on the other side of the world.

It's worth noting that RedNote is also a Chinese social network, like TikTok. This choice reflects the urgent need for American users to find an alternative platform, regardless of the app's origin.

The US users' flocking to RedNote shows the strong influence of Chinese social networks on the global online community, even amid many controversies surrounding security and privacy issues.

This wave of digital “migration” raises many questions about the future of social media platforms, as well as how global users seek connection in the digital age.

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