Users worried about TikTok ban appear to be downloading a different Chinese social media app

Chinese social media app RedNote has skyrocketed to the top of Apple’s app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S.

RedNote, or Xiaohongshu, as it’s known in China, is the No. 1 free app on the Apple app store as of Monday, followed by TikTok’s photo-sharing Lemon8 app and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Many TikTok creators are rushing to find alternatives where they can continue posting videos while waiting to…