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Will RedNote get banned in the US?

I’m not the first to note the irony of TikTok users flooding RedNote this week. The TikTok divest-or-ban rule was supposed to drive Americans away from a foreign-owned social network that was subject to influence or data harvesting by the Chinese government. Instead, it pushed them onto a different foreign-owned social network that poses the exact same hypothetical risks — …

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Where to watch Real Madrid vs. Celta Vigo live stream: Copa Del Rey prediction, TV channel, odds, pick, time

Following disappointment in the Spanish Super Cup final where they lost to rivals Barcelona, Real Madrid are back in action in the Copa Del Rey. Returning home to the Santiago Bernabeu from Saudi Arabia, it’s a good chance for Los Blancos to put that poor loss behind them. Facing a middle-of-the-road Celta Vigo side, it’s a good opportunity to move …

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As Americans flock to RedNote, privacy advocates warn about surveillance

More than 700,000 US-based users have downloaded RedNote, a popular Chinese social app, as the TikTok ban deadline looms — but they may find themselves looking for yet another TikTok alternative soon. A US official told CBS News that Xiaohongshu, the app more commonly referred to as RedNote, has many of the same issues that caused Congress to ban TikTok …

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