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The app strikes a great resemblance to Xiaohongshu, a Chinese social media platform with 260M MAUs Amid a wave of heated debate over whether TikTok should be banned, another ByteDance product, Lemon8, has popped up and quickly climbed into the top 10 on America’s app stores. Lemon8’s sudden rise is reminiscent of TikTok’s early-day growth. At the time Vine had already pioneered short video sharing in the U.S., but TikTok took the media format to the next level through its content…

As lawmakers debate whether to ban TikTok nationwide, its Chinese parent company has introduced a new app that's already getting some traction.The app, called Lemon8, is likely to face some of the same scrutiny as TikTok, which has been dogged by claims the Chinese government could force its parent company ByteDance to hand over U.S. user data or push misinformation on the platform. TikTok maintains that hasn't happened. And it's attempting to convince lawmakers it can keep user data safe. Meanwhile, ByteDance is…

Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban, the top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended the social media platform's plan to safeguard US user data from China."The basic approach that we're following is to make it physically impossible for any government, including the Chinese government, to get access to US user data," said general counsel Erich Andersen during a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press at a cybersecurity conference in Sausalito,…

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion, according to data.ai’s “State of Mobile” report. However, downloads are continuing to grow, up 11% year-over-year in 2022 to reach 255 billion. Consumers are also spending more time in mobile apps than ever before. On Android devices alone,…

While political scrutiny continues to intensify on the widely popular short video app TikTok in the US and across the world, another owned by the same Chinese company, ByteDance Ltd., is going viral. As downloads of Lemon8 surge in the US, here's what you need to know about it:What is Lemon8?Marketing itself as a “content sharing platform with a youthful community,” the app lets users make longer blog-like posts about topics such as fashion, fitness, travel and cooking, accompanied by relevant pictures and videos. Users…

Once you've created your account, you'll need to finish setting it up to give your followers a sense of your personality. Also: How to go live on TikTok ( and how it can earn you real money)Here, you'll write a bio, choose a profile picture, and link to your TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube accounts if you choose.  Luckily, you don't need a separate photo editing app when using Lemon8. The app has many templates, filters, fonts, and stickers to make your photos fit a certain vibe or aesthetic. Also:…

Lemon8 is a video and photo-sharing social media app. It doesn't support vertical video scrolling, and the content created on the app usually centers around a specific topic. The top trending topics on the app are fashion, beauty, food, wellness, and travel. Under each topic are suggestions, recommendations, get-ready-with-me style videos, and perfectly curated, aesthetically pleasing content. Also: Twitter moves free users to the spam folder and makes a risky bet on its futureFashion influencers on Lemon8 can "tag" where…

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is quietly pushing another app that’s like Pinterest meets Instagram.Photo: Robert Way - Kyle Barr/Gizmodo (Shutterstock)You wouldn’t have seen any mention of it on your social media feeds or even a press release, but TikTok’s parent company, the China-based ByteDance, has been quietly rolling out a newer app called Lemon8 in the U.S. and UK. This app bills itself as a place to “discover beautiful, authentic, and diverse content.” All the while, the app has reportedly been paying…