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Chinese Social Media Apps Xiaohongshu & Lemon8 See Surge In Downloads Ahead Of U.S. TikTok Ban
Chinese social apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 have soared to the top two spots on Apple's iPhone charts ahead of the U.S.'s impending TikTok ban.
Bloomberg reported that Lemon8 downloads across iOS and Android tripled last week, and it was briefly the most-downloaded free iPhone app on Monday, before landing in the second-highest spot. There are also concerns that China is able to utilize the popular video and social media platform to spread false information among TikTok’s 170 million users in the states. Xiaohongshu is a Chinese social media platform similar to Instagram, with users able to post photos, videos, captions and life updates.
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