nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/a55559ecfd7bea01 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260113s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/a55559ecfd7bea01 doi eng 342 23 Lu, Yinn-ching Author aut Taiwan’s Xiaohongshu Ban and Freedom of Expression Lu, Yinn-ching Verfassungsblog 2026-01-13 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On December 4, 2025, Taiwan's Ministry of Interior imposed a one-year ban on Xiaohongshu (Rednote), a Chinese social media platform, which has become an important source of everyday information, particularly for younger users in Taiwan. The government’s decision to block access to the platform raises fundamental questions about platform governance in democracies: how should governments balance cybersecurity concerns with freedom of expression? These questions arise with particular intensity in Taiwan. CC BY-SA 4.0 Freedom of Expression Social Media Taiwan internet platforms (DE-588)4017875-4 gnd Taiwan Yang, Shao-Kai Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/taiwans-xiaohongshu-ban-and-freedom-of-expression/ raw object