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At least 700,000 TikTok users in the US have switched to a Chinese app called Xiaohongshu. RedNote According to the English-language Guardian, the US government is set to ban TikTok from Sunday. But don’t be fooled if you see videos of RedNote’s CEO telling you how to use the platform. Some guy went viral this week with his welcome video to RedNote, but people thought he was the head of the company. The video was even featured on local TV news in New York. But this is a random RedNote user from Canada.
Video posted earlier this weekdepicts a man sitting behind a desk who says he wants to make a short video about Xiaohongshu “introducing you to this platform”.
“Tip number one, we use this platform mainly to look for recommendations like restaurants, shopping malls, even makeup,” he said.
To be clear, he never claims to be the CEO of RedNote in the video, and it’s hard to understand why people assume that. The video explains that most people at RedNote speak Chinese, but you can speak English if you want.
“I mean never stop sharing your voice because platforms like Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, YouTube, Xiaohongshu should never be banned,” the man said. “Like people are sharing their voices out there, like the Los Angeles wildfires, Gaza, and so many other things, right?”
Adam continued by stressing the importance of continuing to create content on social media platforms.
“These are the voices of real people. More importantly, we never stop creating content. Yes, welcome to Xiaohongshu. Let me know what you think, what you’re interested in. I speak both Chinese and English, so feel free to ask me any questions.”
The video is nice, and maybe it was simple enough that it gave off an air of authority, like something a tech CEO might post, but he’s not a CEO. RedNote was actually co-founded in Shanghai in 2013 by the platform’s current president, Miranda Gu, and current CEO Charlevin Mao. Reuters.
Local TV news station Fox5 A segment aired in New York that ended with RedNote’s CEO allegedly sending a welcome video. But it was clear from his description that the news agency was deceived.
“Americans on RedNote are now jokingly calling themselves TikTok refugees,” reporter Jennifer William said in Monday’s broadcast. “RedNote’s CEO even made a video welcoming new users to the app in English. He also encouraged them to never stop sharing their voices.
“Voice and all this information,” replied the presenter with a laugh.
Who is this guy everyone mistakes for the CEO? His name is Jerry and he shares a RedNote account with his partner, Dani Business Insider. Jerry actually lives in Vancouver, Canada, and from all indications he has no idea why everyone thinks he’s the CEO of RedNote. He even posted a video on a new account created for TikTok. FakeCEORealGF to let other people know that he doesn’t control RedNote.
“I’m just another normal guy in Vancouver,” Jerry said. “I didn’t expect this post to go viral. And thanks for all the comments, but I want to clarify that I am not the CEO of RedNote. But what I said in that welcome video is true. I hope you will enjoy this platform.”
Jerry says in the video that he grew up in Shanghai and came to Canada about ten years ago, while Dani is Chinese and grew up in California before moving to Canada.
@fakeceorealgf Hey guys! It’s really us – we woke up to Jerry accidentally going viral as the CEO of the red note, so we wrote this reaction/clarification video to clear up the confusion 😂 He’s flattered, but also very embarrassed by how this misunderstanding happened. We decided to re-upload this video locally on TikTok (which is our only account) to spread the word – if you see this video, please help us share it for people 😂 From Jerry: I stand by what I saw in my original welcome video. We are with you to make your voice heard for all the TikTok refugees coming to Red Note! I’m happy with all the kind and polite comments and I hope the TikTok refugees find a new home and friends to discover a new side of Chinese culture and community ❤️❤️🇨🇳 #rednote #rednoteceo #tiktokrefugee #xiaohongshu #xs #littleredbook #redbook #kirmyzinonotamigrasiya Welcome to #kirmyzinonothosh #casualoficeo #tiktok #china
US plans to ban TikTok January 19A day before Donald Trump’s inauguration, but the US Supreme Court is expected to weigh in before it happens. Most court watchers believe that based on oral arguments last weekSCOTUS will rule against TikTok and allow the ban to go into effect. But no one knows for sure until we pass judgment. And we don’t know exactly when it will come. It could be tomorrow, or it could be the weekend, last minute for all we know.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Americans are presenting RedNote as a huge curse on the US government. TikTok users being told they can’t use the app they love and moving to apps owned by people like Mark Zuckerberg is extremely distasteful to those who see the Meta CEO as a Trump ally.
But US policymakers are clearly worried about the transition to RedNote. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, wrote on Bluesky about his frustration with the increase in RedNote sign-ups.
“I am concerned that Americans are flocking to a number of enemy-owned social media platforms. We still need a comprehensive and risk-based approach to assessing and mitigating the risks of offshore applications,” Warner wrote. on tuesday.
But America’s ruling class will just have to get used to rolling over when Americans’ favorite toys are taken away. Because they can argue that China is threatening America’s cherished “way of life” all day long. But that lifestyle seems increasingly desperate and difficult, between the cost of living and the fact that a convicted felon is about to become the most powerful man in the country. Again. The most powerful man in the country again.
