After the new rules established for the operation of TikTok in the United States, a new Chinese social network is said to be taking the place of the popular video app if it shuts down in the country.

Users who have the TikTok app on their phone will still be able to access it after Jan. 19. However, because the ban would prevent Apple and Google from providing the app with necessary updates, TikTok would quickly break down and become unusable, leading Americans to look for an alternative app.

Users of the Chinese social media app RedNote welcomed "TikTok refugees" from the United States with selfies and messages on Wednesday, as Beijing said it encouraged stronger cultural ties with other countries in response to the sudden influx.

We are keeping a close eye this week on the possible ban of TikTok. It could happen as soon as Sunday. Let's go live to Joe St. George in Washington DC to see what the latest talks are on Capitol Hill regarding the ban.

The French papers react to Prime Minister François Bayrou's first policy speech, as he tries to appease both the left and right. Meanwhile, a mass of TikTok users flock to a rival Chinese app, as TikTok faces a ban in the United States.

Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, has attracted a flurry of self-styled "TikTok refugees" who looking for an alternative but are refusing to join Meta. View on euronews

With TikTok facing an imminent shutdown in the United States, American content creators have taken flight — to another Chinese social media app. Xiaohongshu, known as Red Note in English, surged to the top of the Apple App Store downloads on Monday,