Millions are joining RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban. But the app’s default language is Mandarin. “Oh so NOW you’re learning Mandarin,” Duolingo tweeted on Monday.

Duolingo shares have jumped this week, as the number of Americans learning Mandarin on the app has soared 216%. That's as China's RedNote is now the most downloaded free app on Apple's App Store ahead of the TikTok ban.

"First of all, the Chinese are so nice, they're so sweet and so welcoming. They've over here teaching us Mandarin."

That One Sound is a column from internet culture reporter Charlotte Colombo that explores the origin of popular sounds heard on TikTok. On Jan. 17, the Supreme Court ruled that banning TikTok is not a violation of users’ First Amendment rights. This paved the way for that much-dreaded ban to come into effect from Jan. 19.

Duolingo has seen a surge in U.S. Mandarin learners as TikTok users explore Chinese social app RedNote amid a looming ban.

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An American influx to the social media app has shown people in both countries what every day life is like. As one person in China put it, “We were united together as more similar than different"

Facebook: It was a mistake to create an app to gather together all the unvaccinated people in your home town, your high-school classmates currently in M.L.M.s, and every family member with whom you can only stomach one conversation per year.

The social media landscape experienced a dramatic shift last week when TikTok temporarily went dark in the U.S., hours ahead of its "divest or ban" deadline. While the platform's services have since been restored — reportedly thanks to intervention from President Trump — the 12-hour blackout has left an indelible mark on user trust and brand strategies.

“Nǐ-howdy,” a play on the standard greetings of Nǐ hǎo and howdy is one of the many responses in the comment section of Xiaohongshu, a popular Chinese social media app. The app is China's version of Instagram and has become a place of refuge for many Americans as TikTok grows more restricted for people to use in the United States.