Taiwan’s government on Dec. 4 banned Chinese social media app RedNote, citing cybersecurity failure and widespread fraud on the platform.
The Instagram-like app, also known as Xiaohongshu in Chinese—meaning “little red book”—has more than 3 million users in Taiwan, or around one-eighth of the population. It also gained traction in the United States earlier this year when Washington warned of a possible TikTok ban.
Online platforms in Taiwan were instructed to block access to the app from Dec. 4. According to state-run outlet Focus Taiwan, the app remains downloadable in the island but has been rendered effectively unusable.
Taiwan’s one-year ban on RedNote came a day after the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) said the app had failed all 15 cybersecurity inspection indicators….
Taiwan Bans Chinese App RedNote Over Cybersecurity Failure
