In the days leading up to a proposed US government ban on the social media platform TikTok, American users have turned to another Chinese-owned app, Xiaohongshu.

To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.

As a TikTok ban looms, Americans are starting to download RedNote. Here's what you need to know about the app.

The U.S. Supreme Court this week will decide whether to ban the widely used video sharing app TikTok. The app, which is owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance and known for its viral videos, trending dances and widespread memes,

With ByteDance-owned TikTok facing imminent ban in the US this week, users in America are switching to another Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu or RedNote which has seen a surge in downloads over

Users who have the TikTok app on their phone will still be able to access it after Jan. 19. However, because the ban would prevent Apple and Google from providing the app with necessary updates, TikTok would quickly break down and become unusable, leading Americans to look for an alternative app.

As a possible ban on TikTok in the United States looms, several other Chinese-owned social media apps have gained popularity. Newsweek reached out to TikTok via its website for comment. TikTok will appear before the Supreme Court on Friday in a final attempt to prevent a national ban on the app.

As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. The self-described “TikTok refugees” lan

With the U.S. government demanding TikTok sell its assets or be banned, aggrieved users are jumping ship for Chinese app RedNote.

A pair of Chinese-made social apps, Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, have taken over the top two positions on Apple Inc.’s iPhone download charts in the US as users seek out alternatives to TikTok ahead of an imminent ban.