TikTok’s fate in the US is under question but tech-savvy people might use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the app if it gets banned.

In a surprising turn of events, TikTok suddenly reappeared for American users hours after it went down amid the legal ban.

TikTok users are claiming censorship and a right-wing takeover of the social media app after noticing their accounts seem to be automatically unfollowing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y ...

When refugees from the app showed up on an alternative called RedNote, understanding was fostered.

With an American TikTok ban threatening the app, users and creators reflect on what it did for internet culture – and what ...

It’s a beautiful thing – it really is.” Just days into using RedNote, some have started to express frustration over the censorship rules, which go far beyond what they’re used to.

Cheng Xin/Getty Images Many newcomers are bound to come up against government censorship, and some are already probing these limits. An X (formerly Twitter) user with the handle Dispropaganda ...

The social media app Xiaohongshu, literally “Little Red Book” but often called RedNote, has seen a sudden influx in American users as a TikTok ban looms.

In July 2020, then-President Donald Trump told reporters he would ban TikTok. The next month, he signed an executive order ...

Today it’s a powerhouse, a finely tuned machine churning out memes, jokes, fashion trends, news, music, slang, and so much more faster than any modern social platform.

China stopped short on Wednesday of saying whether it would step up censorship of foreign content on RedNote, saying only that it supported “people-to-people exchanges”. RedNote, the Chinese ...