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Chinese rival app Xiaohongshu is overwhelmed by ‘TikTok refugees’ in US
The average TikTok user spends almost one hour each day on the app. However, the screen time of American users is about to be rapidly reduced, as the app is set to be banned in the USA.
On Friday the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal against a law that would see the social media platform banned over national security concerns. TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance had challenged the law, arguing that it violates free speech protections for more than 170 million users in the US. However, in an unanimous vote the ruling was upheld meaning the app must now find an approved buyer for an American version by Sunday or be blocked.The outgoing US President Joe Biden has said he will not be enforcing the ban, instead leaving it up to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. While there are rumours the ban could still be stopped, a mass American exodus has already begun with users flocking to the Chinese alternative video sharing app, Red Note.
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