TikTok's imminent demise is pushing people to Red Note, another Chinese app, and the irony is just too rich

Spend a few minutes on TikTok right now and you'll see that it's filled with goodbyes, heartfelt thank-yous, considerable anger at US politicians, and a lot of chatter about something called Red Note.

Zero hour is fast approaching for TikTok, with the US Supreme Court set to deliver its ruling on whether or not the TikTok ban should be delayed or allowed to take effect on January 19, which happens to be the day before past and future President Donald Trump takes office. Trump has flip-flopped on the TikTok topic. After launching the call for a ban during his first administration he's fallen in deep like with the platform, and now signals that he might want to save it, although if the ban happens it's not clear how he can reverse it.

While the Supreme Court has yet to rule, most took ...