As a TikTok ban looms, Americans are starting to download RedNote. Here's what you need to know about the app.

To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.

1. Open TikTok. 2. Go to your profile. 3. Tap a post. 4. Tap the three dots (...) on the right side of your screen. 5. Tap Save Video. The app will save those posts to your photo library. You could potentially use a VPN on your phone or browser to access TikTok, yes.

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.

In reaction to—or protest over—the impending U.S. TikTok ban, which will take effect on Sunday if the app is not sold or if the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene, thousands of people in the country have joined RedNote.

As a potential US ban on TikTok looms, some users of the video platform are already migrating... to other Chinese-owned lifestyle apps. Two apps owned by Chinese companies, Xiaohungshu (which translates to "little red book" and has been called RedNote) and Lemon8,

TikTok patrons are turning to a new platform in light of the nationwide ban set to shut down the app on Sunday. RedNote, a Chinese short-form video platform, is gaining ground as users look for an alternative to the social media company owned by the China’s ByteDance.

With TikTok facing a possible U.S. ban, users are flocking to the new Chinese app RedNote, which has become the top downloaded app in the U.S. as part of a protest, sharing videos under the hashtag "TikTok Refugee.

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?