18 hours ago TikTok 'refugees' flock to Rednote as experts warn Chinese app could suffer same fate

Users are flocking to another social media video app following the Supreme Court upholding the TikTok ban, but with it appearing the same, experts warn Rednote could face the same fate

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6 hours ago TikTok ban live: App goes offline with message saying it’s ‘temporarily unavailable’ but suggests Trump could save it

TikTok posts message saying the incoming president, who will be sworn in on Monday, could help the app get up and running again

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34 hours ago Censorship, homework help and cats: China’s RedNote users welcome ‘TikTok refugees’

Americans fleeing the looming TikTok ban have been warmly welcomed to app Xiaohongshu – or RedNote – despite China’s tight restrictions on what can be posted“It is the coolest thing,” says Huang Ziyan, a longtime user of Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, describing the experience as a “21st-century Tower of Babel”.Huang is referring to the influx of US “TikTok refugees” fleeing the impending ban and the resulting cross-cultural exchange that has seen Americans warmly welcomed – and sometimes given a few helpful tips. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago What time will TikTok go dark? Everything to know about the ban and what could happen next if it goes down

The clock is ticking towards a U.S. ban on TikTok, but users seeking clarity on what that will mean got little information on Saturday from the company that runs the popular video platform.

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24 hours ago TikTok US ban will see app 'go dark' on Sunday without Government action

The TikTok will be banned in the US from Sunday unless it is sold by its China-based parent company within 90 days

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27 hours ago TikTok ban live: App gives ultimatum it would ‘go dark’ for 170 million American users on Sunday

TikTok said the Biden administration must give the likes of Google and Apple reassurances that they won’t be punished, or they will pull the app in the U.S.

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32 hours ago TikTok ban live: App gives ultimatum to Biden administration ahead of ‘going dark’ on Sunday

Biden administration said it will not enforce ban on Sunday, leaving fate of the social media platform up to Trump

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