The Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also referred to as RedNote in English, has sprung to supremacy as the top free app on iPhone as the ban on TikTok took effect Sunday, drawing the ire of U.

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Jan. 17, to uphold a law that would ban the app for the 170 million people who use the app in the U.S. The ruling lines up with decisions other courts have made and sets up the ban to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19.

Returning President Donald Trump, ahead of his second term in office, said Sunday that TikTok users "deserve to see" his "exciting inauguration" as he promised an extension that would keep the app from staying dark.

After hearing arguments on Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to uphold the law, meaning that TikTok will be banned effective if the parent company ByteDance does not sell the company by Sunday.

RedNote, an increasingly popular alternative to TikTok, has links to Pentagon-designated "Chinese military companies."

Chinese-made social media apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 have soared to the top two spots on Apple’s iPhone download charts in the U.S., as users look for alternatives to TikTok ahead of an imminent ban stateside.

Different content regulations and lack of English support could mean short-lived American growth for suddenly popular alternative platform Analysts are predicting that a recent surge of Americans flocking to the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu could be short-lived,

TikTok could avoid a US ban at the last minute despite the Supreme Court ruling against the Chinese-owned app...

Xiaohongshu has been the most downloaded ... CBS News has asked President-elect Donald Trump's transition team whether the incoming administration might deem RedNote a national security threat ...

That decision shifts the focus to whether President-elect Donald Trump can intervene after he takes office on Monday.

TikTok is to be banned in the US from Sunday if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company, the Supreme Court has ruled. However, President Joe Biden has said he will not enforce the ban for the few remaining hours he is in office, leaving it up to his successor Donald Trump to decide what to do when he enters the White House on Monday.

TikTok became unavailable in U.S. on Saturday evening after Supreme Court upheld the ban. Follow along for live updates.