As self-described " TikTok refugees" pour onto the Chinese social media app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, some foreign netizens are already running up against the country's extensive censorship apparatus. Newsweek reached out to Xiaohongshu with a request for comment via a general contact email address.

TikTok isn’t the villain here. It’s a symptom of a much larger issue: the lack of clear, enforceable rules for data privacy and security. Instead of banning the app, the government should focus on fixing the system.

"I cannot profess the kind of certainty I would like to have about the arguments and record before us," writes Justice Gorsuch.

Regardless of whether or not TikTok gets the axe, the battle against censorship is only just beginning. The tale of the adult entertainer and the video hosting platform TikTok initially developed ...

Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, has been hiring for a surprising position in recent days: English-language content moderators.

Even Chinese state media noted that Xiaohongshu would find it difficult to adjust its censorship regime to handle American TikTok teens. “The content posted by American users is more diversified ...

That’s what’s at stake for millions of TikTok creators and small businesses as the Supreme Court heard emergency oral arguments in the case against the rabidly popular app. Read Full Article

With the Supreme Court and Biden administration declining to step in, and Trump not saying exactly what he'll do, TikTok appears poised to shut down on Jan. 19. Here's what we know.

The case hinges on whether TikTok can convince Justices that such a mandate violates the First Amendment by forcing a foreign-controlled app to sell or shut down. As of Friday, they have not — and the Court has compelled Tik-Tok to be sold or shuttered this weekend.

Banning the popular app is audacious. It’s also a sign that officials really believe the alternative is unacceptable.

Its relationship with TikTok reflects a pragmatic strategy: enforcing strict censorship to protect leaders’ reputations while exploiting the platform’s youth-centric trends to amplify its ...