TikTok Getting Banned? A Guide to Similar Apps RedNote & Lemon8

If the ban happens, TikTok will be removed from app stores, so if you didn’t already download it before January 19th, you can’t do that. The app’s parent company ByteDance will also no longer be able to offer updates for the app, which means that the app will eventually be unusable.

However, there is currently a proposal in the US Senate by Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey called the “Extend the TikTok Deadline Act,” which would give ByteDance an additional 270 days to sell the app, thereby delaying the ban, according to CBS News. Markey has been a supporter of the app, and recently filed a bipartisan letter calling for the ban to be lifted entirely, noting that Congress’ reasons for the ban lack of evidence and violation of first amendment rights. At this point, it remains to be seen whether Markey’s legislation will be accepted.

What other apps are like TikTok?

When it comes to apps similar to TikTok, social media users believe the top three competitors are: Meta’s Instagram (which offers Reels), RedNote and Lemon8. Instagram has been pushing Reels as a direct competitor to TikTok for the past few years with his short videos.

RedNote is not a one-to-one TikTok clone, but offers video in short form.

Lemon8 is another option; however, it has more in common with Pinterest and, because it is also owned by ByteDance, could face similar problems as TikTok.

Some TikTok users have even suggested going back to Tumblrwhich saw the height of its popularity in the mid-2010s.