As the U.S. government’s ban on TikTok over its ties to China approaches, some of its 170 million American users are finding new homes — on other Chinese social media platforms.
Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle app, and Lemon8, TikTok’s sister app that was also developed by ByteDance, have become unexpected beneficiaries of the imminent ban on TikTok, which is scheduled to kick in as soon as Sunday — just 24 hours before the Biden administration gives way to incoming President-elect Donald Tr
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