Pinterest is pitching TikTok advertisers with a new deck showcasing a "bonus media" offer to entice them to switch.

Notably, RedNote (Xiaohongshu) is still available for download from the U.S. app store, despite being a Chinese-owned platform subject to China's data privacy and censorship laws. In the lead-up to TikTok's banning, many users have flocked to the video-forward platform as a potential alternative.

Lemon8 is owned by ByteDance, the China-based company that also owns TikTok and CapCut. Would the TikTok ban extend to Lemon8? Find out here.

With TikTok expected to be banned in the United States on Jan. 19, many users are deciding where to go for their social media content. Here's what to know about similar apps RedNote and Lemon8.

Several social media apps have appearing high in app store chart rankings as a potential U.S. ban hangs over the heads of TikTok and its American users.

ByteDance has pushed Lemon8 as a ban on TikTok looms, and Red Note is drawing interest, but the same law could apply to all Chinese-owned platforms.

Unless TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the app into new ownership, TikTok will be removed from Apple and Google app stores on Sunday, Jan. 19, reports CNN. The app will still be accessible on phones that have it previously downloaded, but it will not be able to update.

Pinterest (PINS) reachead $30.39 at the closing ... nbsp; With the deadline approaching for TikTok parent ByteDance to divest from the platform or face a US ban, MikMak founder and CEO ...

The controversy stems from legislation passed in 2024 that required TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to a U.S.-based entity or face a ban. After former President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law, the Supreme Court upheld the ban, with a compliance deadline of Jan. 19, 2025.

Droves of self-described "TikTok refugees" migrated over to other Chinese apps, specifically Lemon8 and RedNote.

The TikTok ban has been stopped (for now), but it might still be a good idea to consider your other options. Unless a US buyer intervenes, the app could disappear for US users on April 1. Read more: A VPN Alone Probably Won't Bypass TikTok Bans.

RedNote has teamed up with an NY agency to recruit influencers to promote its platform, taking advantage of its recent popularity as a TikTok competitor.