Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by xmprt on Friday January 17, 2025 @01:07PM (#42741359)

So was this app at one point in time: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/21058399/david-dobrik-disp...

It's called Dispo. You probably haven't heard of it because it became almost irrelevant a few weeks after launch. #1 on the app store doesn't mean a whole lot.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by MisoRamen on Friday January 17, 2025 @06:20PM (#42744275)

RedNote is a bit different: it has been wildly popular in China for a number of years, and the Chinese community has been using it overseas already.

It may not retain all the new users, but it is not going to become irrelevant.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by xmprt on Friday January 17, 2025 @07:40PM (#42744729)

I agree. But I'm just saying that #1 on the app store doesn't preclude something from being a fad and my guess is that in 1 month's time, no one is going to be talking about RedNote outside of Chinese communities.

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