Chinese social media app RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.

In response to the TikTok ban, many users are flocking to Rednote, the popular Chinese app also known as Xiaohongshu — what’s driving the trend?

American TikTok users have been thumbing their collective noses at the U.S. government's decision to ban TikTok by spitefully joining another Chinese