American ‘TikTok refugees’ Flock to Little Red Book

I was shocked to see a surge of Americans, often referred to as ‘TikTok refugees’, joining Little Red Book in the past few days. Little Red Book is a Chinese social media app where users share tips on lifestyle, fashion, travel, shopping, and more. I use it daily, and until recently, it was primarily used by Chinese users or foreign users who could speak Chinese. But now, it seems like Americans are everywhere on the app—I even noticed Jennifer Aniston just joined! Interestingly, Elon Musk’s mom has been active on Little Red Book for quite some time and is very engaged.

Fortunately, communication isn’t much of an issue, as most younger Chinese people are proficient in reading and writing English. Whether TikTok will officially be banned after Trump takes office, we’ll just have to wait and see. Sometimes, things just take an unexpected turn!