Pinterest is pitching TikTok advertisers with a new deck showcasing a "bonus media" offer to entice them to switch.
Lemon8 is owned by ByteDance, the China-based company that also owns TikTok and CapCut. Would the TikTok ban extend to Lemon8? Find out here.
Notably, RedNote (Xiaohongshu) is still available for download from the U.S. app store, despite being a Chinese-owned platform subject to China's data privacy and censorship laws. In the lead-up to TikTok's banning, many users have flocked to the video-forward platform as a potential alternative.
With TikTok expected to be banned in the United States on Jan. 19, many users are deciding where to go for their social media content. Here's what to know about similar apps RedNote and Lemon8.
Several social media apps have appearing high in app store chart rankings as a potential U.S. ban hangs over the heads of TikTok and its American users.
ByteDance has pushed Lemon8 as a ban on TikTok looms, and Red Note is drawing interest, but the same law could apply to all Chinese-owned platforms.
Unless TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the app into new ownership, TikTok will be removed from Apple and Google app stores on Sunday, Jan. 19, reports CNN. The app will still be accessible on phones that have it previously downloaded, but it will not be able to update.
With a potential TikTok ban looming, social media users are turning to platforms like Rednote and Lemon8 to create and enjoy content.
TikTok is not the only app that went dark ahead of Sunday's ban. Here are six others removed from the Apple App and Google Play stores.
Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman’s office because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban with felony arson.
Lemon8 is a video- and photo-sharing platform that eschews the vertical-scrolling format of TikTok in favor of a Pinterest board-style format. But what Lemon8 and TikTok do have in common is both have Following and For You tabs to show you posts from creators you follow and posts the app thinks you will like.
RedNote has teamed up with an NY agency to recruit influencers to promote its platform, taking advantage of its recent popularity as a TikTok competitor.