{"id":182206,"date":"2025-12-09T03:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T03:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/182206\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T03:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T03:15:07","slug":"taiwans-ban-on-mainland-china-app-rednote-makes-it-a-top-download-amid-fierce-pushback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/182206\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan\u2019s ban on mainland China app RedNote makes it a top download amid fierce pushback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/taiwan?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Taiwan<\/a>\u2019s ban on mainland Chinese social media app <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/rednote?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RedNote<\/a> has sparked fierce pushback on the island, making the platform a top download as users rush to access it through workarounds.The island\u2019s interior ministry announced on Thursday it had ordered local telecoms and internet providers to <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3335386\/taiwan-blocks-mainland-chinese-social-media-platform-rednote-citing-high-fraud-risk?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">block access to the app<\/a>, also known as Xiaohongshu, for one year over \u201crising online fraud cases\u201d. Authorities also cited a \u201clack of cooperation from its operator in Shanghai\u201d.But the move has unleashed a wave of public criticism, with many accusing Taiwan\u2019s ruling independence-leaning <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/dpp?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)<\/a> of overreach and damaging the island\u2019s reputation for open internet access.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">According to the ministry, RedNote has more than 3 million active users in Taiwan. Many are young women who rely on the platform for beauty, fashion, travel and lifestyle content.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">On Monday, users reported that the app\u2019s pages began failing to load owing to the block, forcing them to use VPNs and other workarounds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Taiwan authorities have announced an internet shutdown and access restriction order for RedNote, tentatively for one year. The app is also known as Xiaohongshu or \u201clittle red book\u201d. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/78d40c02-397a-4539-9b73-a1689639f5ea_595de0ff.jpg\" title=\"Taiwan authorities have announced an internet shutdown and access restriction order for RedNote, tentatively for one year. The app is also known as Xiaohongshu or \u201clittle red book\u201d. Photo: Reuters\"\/>Taiwan authorities have announced an internet shutdown and access restriction order for RedNote, tentatively for one year. The app is also known as Xiaohongshu or \u201clittle red book\u201d. Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Opposition politicians, analysts and influencers in Taiwan argued that the ban had backfired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taiwan\u2019s ban on mainland Chinese social media app RedNote has sparked fierce pushback on the island, making the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[17980,2102,114,98931,98928,74165,823,98929,61,60,98934,98930,98932,202,98933,5698,2073,80,60746],"class_list":{"0":"post-182206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-app-store","9":"tag-beijing","10":"tag-china","11":"tag-chung-chia-pin","12":"tag-democratic-progressive-party","13":"tag-dpp","14":"tag-facebook","15":"tag-huang-yang-ming","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-julian-kuo","19":"tag-kmt-chairwoman-cheng-li-wen","20":"tag-liu-shyh-fang","21":"tag-mobile","22":"tag-rednotes","23":"tag-shanghai","24":"tag-taiwan","25":"tag-technology","26":"tag-vpns"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}