Potential TikTok ban: what social media apps are popping up in app stores? [Video]

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

Apps like Xiaohongshu, Lemon8, Clapper and Flip held places in the top-five of Apple and Google’s respective app store rankings for “Top Free” apps in the U.S. on Thursday morning. 

Two of the apps – Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 – have been in the spotlight in particular. 

Lemon8 allows users to “discover and share useful content related to beauty, fashion, travel, and more” through photos and videos, according to a recent press release from TikTok. 

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It belongs to the Chinese tech company behind TikTok, ByteDance. Some of Lemon8’s interfaces appear to have similarities to Instagram and Pinterest. 

Meanwhile, Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu has been around since 2013. The co-founders of the app, nicknamed RedNote, are Charlwin Mao and Miranda Qu, according to …