Is this the next TikTok?

With the impending ban on the Chinese social network TikTok in the United States, unless otherwise decided, users already seem to have found a replacement.

Many TikTok users are indeed migrating to RedNote, another Chinese application.

Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book), a social media application that is extremely popular in China, is currently experiencing a strong surge on the American Apple App Store.

It reached the top position last Tuesday, just days before the enforcement of the TikTok ban in the United States.

The migration of thousands of TikTok users to another Chinese application, presented as the equivalent of Instagram in China, is perceived by them as a direct protest against the government’s decision deemed unjust.

For them, this transition to RedNote symbolizes their opposition to this measure.

It should be noted that the United States has decided to ban TikTok, citing national security concerns. Authorities accuse the Chinese application of collecting sensitive data from American users, potentially accessible to the Chinese government, an accusation denied by ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company.

This decision, which is set against a backdrop of increasing tensions between Washington and Beijing related to economic, political, and technological issues, has sparked the anger of American TikTok users. They denounce a measure viewed as unfair, claiming that all applications collect their data.

They wonder why TikTok would be banned while other platforms enjoy similar tolerance. For them, this ban seems more motivated by geopolitical considerations than by a genuine concern for their privacy.

It is still too early to determine whether this movement represents a mere transient wave or if the transfer of disgruntled TikTok users to RedNote will be sustainable.

For now, users of Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) in China must adapt to the unusual presence of these newcomers, who refer to themselves as “TikTokRefugees.”