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

Americans who have joined RedNote in protest of the U.S. government’s looming ban on TikTok have found new connections across international borders.

RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.