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Users Flock to RedNote Amid TikTok Ban Threat

1/14/2025

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As TikTok faces a potential ban in the U.S. over national security worries, users are rapidly migrating to RedNote, a Chinese-owned app that has skyrocketed to the top of download charts. With a looming January 19 deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok or face removal, the stakes have never been higher.

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Story summary

As TikTok faces a potential ban in the U.S. over national security worries, users are rapidly migrating to RedNote, a Chinese-owned app that has skyrocketed to the top of download charts. With a looming January 19 deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok or face removal, the stakes have never been higher.