The Xiaohongshu app, also known as RedNote, is displayed on an iPhone screen in Los Angeles, on Jan. 17, 2025. Andy Bao /AP Photo
Taiwan’s government on Dec. 4 banned Chinese social media app RedNote, citing cybersecurity failure and widespread fraud on the platform.
The Instagram-like app, also known as Xiaohongshu in Chinese—meaning “little red book”—has more than 3 million users in Taiwan, or around one-eighth of the population. It also gained traction in the United States earlier this year when Washington warned of a possible TikTok ban.
