Lemon8 is a photo-based app that resembles a mixture of Instagram and Pinterest, and is sprinkled with videos that look like the ones posted on TikTok.
, 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 US user data or push misinformation on the platform.
Like TikTok, Lemon8’s main feed features a “following” section that lets users look at content from creators they follow, as well as a “For You” section that recommends other posts. It also segments posts under different categories, like fashion, beauty and food, and allows users to explore content in other ways.
It was introduced in the US in February with little fanfare, but all that changed when media organisations started paying closer attention and some TikTok influencers began promoting it. It also remains to be seen if the app will take off more organically or flop. The last five years have been littered with social media platforms that got a lot of hype, only to vanish in the end, said Brendan Gahan, partner and chief social officer at the creative agency Mekanism. He pointed to examples like BeReal and Clubhouse, which garnered a lot of attention in the past two years before users turned their attention elsewhere.
As part of that work, ByteDance is already seeking job applicants for a few US-based roles that will help grow the app’s partnerships with influencers on beauty, food, health and other topics., is also listed on Apple’s app store as one of the most popular apps in the US.
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