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Trump has flip-flopped on the TikTok topic.
Trust me, that won’t happen.
Setting up RedNote
This is a Chinese app.
No, I don’t mean just another Chinese-owned App.
This app has a Chinese-language name in the app store.
Setting up RedNote
Naturally, I downloaded the app and got started.
I tried this a few times but no PIN arrived.
Then, hours later one did, but the system rejected it.
RedNote has its share of imposters and memes
I tried again, and more hours later a useless code arrived.
I shelved the app for the night and tried again in the morning.
A code instantly appeared, and I used it to quickly activate my account.
You should also hop into configs and ensure that your language setting is English.
TikTok Refugees
RedNote is bursting with #TikTokRefugees as they refer to themselves.
They’re introducing themselves, and being greeted in kind by RedNote veterans enjoying the influx of English-speaking users.
Comments seem to be a mix of English and Chinese.
The irony is rich here, but I also think that’s the point.
Also, let’s pause for a second to consider the name: RedNote.
The Chinese flag features five gold stars on an all-red background.
Red is literally a cultural symbol in China.
There’s no USarmrunning operations, and no promise of US data protection on US servers.
It’s the CCP free-for-all US lawmakers feared in the case of TikTok.
What happens next
I envision a rapidly developing game of whack-a-mole.
TikTok gets banned, and RedNote takes its place.
RedNote Gets banned, and Lemon8 (also owned by TikTok) steps in.
I don’t know what’s going to happen between now and January 19.
TikTok might survive, but in a more likely scenario it will eventually disappear.
So, while the app won’t disappear from your phones it will no longer be operable.
