As TikTok faces the possibility of being banned just days ahead, U.S. users are beginning to seek alternative social media platforms to keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that have made the short-form video app popular. TikTok, a cultural phenomenon, could be banned on January 19 under a law that forces the platform to sever ties with its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or shut down its U.S. operations. The fate of the social media platform is to be decided by the Supreme Court, which last week heard oral arguments in a legal challenge to the statute and seemed likely to uphold the law. The court could rule on the case as soon as this week. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump has asked the justices to put the law on hold so he can negotiate a “political resolution” to the issue after he takes office. TikTok has more than 170 million users in the U.S., and if it does get banned, it’s not clear which competitors will benefit the most. Some experts think established social media platforms, such as Instagram and YouTube, could see the biggest influx of users. But some users are looking for something different and could turn to other apps. Here are the different alternatives and what to know about them: Xiaohongshu, or “RedNote”…
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