BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese social media app RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.

Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, has shot to the top of the App Store. Here's how to use the potential TikTok replacement.

Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English, has picked up tens of thousands of TikTok users looking for an alternative