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With TikTok's future uncertain, American creators turn to Chinese app RedNote

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The Xiaohongshu app, also known as RedNote, is displayed on an iPhone screen. (Andy Bao/AP)
The Xiaohongshu app, also known as RedNote, is displayed on an iPhone screen. (Andy Bao/AP)

With TikTok's future in question, a lot of the app's users have been looking for alternatives. Some found one in another app out of China called RedNote.

Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson — the hosts of the WBUR Podcast "Endless Thread" — were recently joined by a longtime fan of this Chinese app, WBUR producer Cici Yu.

This segment aired on February 13, 2025.

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