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Chinese social media apps Red Note and Lemon8 have become popular alternatives for TikTok users ahead of the US government ban on TikTok. But there are also government restrictions on these apps
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US TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also known as Red Note
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The ban on TikTok in the US has prompted many American users of the app to try other Chinese-owned social media apps like Red Note and Lemon8. These include short-form videos and photos and have recently become the most downloaded mobile apps in the US Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
But Red Note – the English name of Chinese app Xiaohongshu –…
