Facing the loss of their favorite app, users have flocked to another China-based platform. The resulting cross-cultural exchanges have been revealing. The TikTok ban is expected to come into force on Sunday,

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.

Millions of Americans this week downloaded the Chinese social networking app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, as a possible U.S. prohibition of TikTok loomed.