Some TikTok users aren’t waiting until the upcoming Jan. 19 ban to test out other short-form video sharing apps, but instead of Meta’s social media sites or the Fediverse, they’re swarming to other Chinese-owned mobile software platforms.Two apps owned by Chinese companies — Xiaohongshu (which translates to “little red book” and has also been called RedNote) and Lemon8, which is owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance — are topping the free app download charts in the US for iPhone and Android users. RedNote is owned by Xingyin Information Technology, a private company…
