TikTok Users’ Move to Chinese App RedNote Alarms Beijing’s Censors
A pending ban of TikTok in the U.S. is prompting a flood of TikTok users to try out Chinese social media app RedNote. Chinese regulators aren’t happy.
The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s Internet watchdog, is concerned that English-language content showing up on RedNote may contain politically sensitive posts that aren’t otherwise allowed on Chinese social media, according to three people with knowledge of the communications between Chinese officials and RedNote.
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