Some iPhone users who retained TikTok during its brief US ban are now seeing their devices fetch eye-watering prices on eBay, as the app remains unavailable in the Apple Store. Those with TikTok pre-installed can still access it, a relief for millions of Americans after its partial return over the weekend. However, users who deleted … Read more
As the US looms over a TikTok ban, American users are deserting the platform in droves, seeking refuge in RedNote, a lesser-known, albeit another Chinese, alternative. On Monday, this unexpected shift catapulted the China-owned app, known domestically as ‘Xiaohongshu,’ to the top of the US App Store’s free app download charts. The name ‘RedNote’ carries … Read more
On Friday, a U.S. court upheld a law that could force TikTok off American app stores unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells its stake by January 19. TikTok swiftly announced plans to challenge the ruling, stating it would appeal to the Supreme Court on First Amendment grounds. “Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and … Read more
