Taiwan says it will block access to popular Chinese social media app RedNote or Xiaohongshu for one year following concerns over online shopping scams.
The island's Criminal Investigation Bureau said Thursday has detected more than 1,700 fraud cases on since last year with total losses worth more than NT$247m (£5.9m; $7.9m), local media report.
The move will cut access for some three million users in Taiwan to the app - an Instagram and TikTok-like platform with built-in shopping features. However, it is not clear when the order will come into effect.
The BBC has contacted Xiaohongshu and the Taiwanese bureau for comment.
Taiwan news outlets said that the app is being banned over a spate of fraud cases and after failing to meet data security standards, putting users at risk.
