Seven TikTok alternatives users are flocking to as US app ban looms – from RedNote and Lemon8 to Clapper

Photo illustration of a phone screen showing a woman making a video on the Xiaohongshu app.

TIKTOK is poised to shut down its app for 170million US users on Sunday, according to reports, after a long battle with lawmakers. And the news has American users flocking to rival apps. 6 Chinese-owned […]

Lawyer warns TikTok alternatives like RedNote also at risk amid US TikTok ban push

Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, on a smartphone.

With TikTok’s impending ban looming, netizens are jumping ship to other popular alternatives like RedNote and Lemon8 — but legal experts are advising caution. In January 2025, Chinese-based app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, soared […]

Alternatives to Elon Musk’s Twitter: Mastadon, Reddit, Cohost, Tumblr, and more

Front page of Mastodon.social social networking server, with welcome cartoon.

Twitter now has a new owner (yes, I know you knew, but it does bear repeating), and the social network (not to mention most other media outlets that follow popular culture and tech) is awash […]

Joe Rogan Podcast Drama Explained, Plus Spotify Alternatives – POPSUGAR Culture

This picture taken in Toulouse, southwestern France, on January 31, 2022 shows a smartphone displaying the Joe Rogan podcast and a screen displaying the Spotify's logo. - Caught in a disinformation maelstrom, Spotify announces it will guide listeners of Covid-19 podcasts to established facts about the pandemic. This comes after artists pulled their songs in protest at the platform given on Spotify to podcaster Joe Rogan, accused of spreading damaging myths about the pandemic. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)

Shared from POPSUGAR Culture Spotify has recently come under fire for its decision to retain the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast among its exclusive lineup, despite the rightful public outrage over Rogan’s documented history of spreading […]