RedNote bifurcates infrastructure to isolate US users from Chinese servers

RedNote registered a Singapore subsidiary in mid-2025 and now routes post-December US users to separate servers from its Chinese domestic network, following a 3-million-user surge when TikTok faced a brief January ban. The platform maintains distinct web domains—Xiaohongshu.com for China, Rednote.com internationally—with differing terms of service. This marks a shift from its historically unified architecture, allowing RedNote to pursue US expansion while ring-fencing Chinese operations from foreign regulatory exposure.