TikTok Ban Connects Americans, Chinese

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RedNote: Chinese users react to US 'TikTok refugees'

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RedNote is a popular Chinese social media app called Xiaohongshu , which doesn't have the usual internet firewall.

It has been drawing self-professed US "TikTok refugees" seeking a new home on the internet.

The US government is seeking a TikTok ban because of national security concerns.

TikTok denies this has ever happened, or that it would happen.

700,000 new users have signed on to RedNote in the last two days .

RedNote is largely used by younger and middle-aged women in China , where they share images and videos.

It's unclear how much of the app is censored - it's not like Weibo , another Chinese app, where discussions and airing of grievances is far more common.

Users say they have already received reports that their posts have violated guidelines.

One Chinese user said: "How come so many foreigners can enter, when clearly I can't leave?".

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