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"Social media giant TikTok is preparing to shut down its app in the United
States this Sunday – the day that legislation signed by President Joe Biden
last year banning the app takes effect.
There is a slim chance this dramatic development might not happen if the US
Supreme Court accepts a last minute legal argument from TikTok’s Chinese owner,
ByteDance, that the ban is unconstitutional – or if ByteDance divests its US
operations.
But the 170 million users of TikTok in the US aren’t taking any chances. Many
self-described “TikTok refugees” have begun to flee to alternative social media
sites, mocking the alleged security concerns on TikTok in the process. “Goodbye
to my Chinese spy” has become a new TikTok trend.
The most popular alternative that has emerged is the Chinese social media app
Xiaohongshu (known as RedNote in English). On January 13, the app surged to
number one in the US Apple App Store, attracting more than 700,000 new users.
This mass digital migration of social media users marks a new phase in the
ongoing digital cold war between the US and China. But there are many questions
about whether RedNote – or any other alternative platform – will be a viable,
long-term refuge for US TikTok users if the ban goes ahead."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
