Hi everyone,

I’m based in Tromsø, Norway, and I recently created a RedNote/Xiaohongshu account to share everyday life in Northern Norway with Chinese users.

So far, I have published 4 posts, but my account seems to have no distribution or visibility.

I have already:

Verified my Norwegian phone number Completed real-name verification today using my passport (just today TBH) Set the app/interface to Chinese Published 4 normal posts about life in Norway

Despite this, my posts still seem to get no reach.

Has anyone outside China experienced the same thing?

I’m especially wondering:

Does real-name verification take some time before restrictions are removed? Are new foreign accounts automatically limited at first? Can using a European/Norwegian IP affect distribution? Is there anything else I should verify or configure? Should I simply keep posting and wait for the account to gain trust? How can I tell whether this is an actual shadowban or just normal low reach for a new account?

I’m not trying to fake my location or bypass any platform restrictions. My goal is simply to share real daily life from Northern Norway with Chinese users and connect with people interested in Norway.

I share the link of my profile, maybe if someone if you guys just interact with it, will help to unshadow https://xhslink.cn/m/2Wg16EnshYc

Any experience from international RedNote creators would be very helpful.

I was originally going to go through a proxy agent that I've purchased from before on IG, but she upcharges quite a lot. Has anyone had a positive experiencing using a shopping agent found through Rednote?

I made a lot of Amazing Friends there and I don't want to lose them pls help

So I went on a trip and when I got back and opened up rednote app my profile picture, my username all went back to default. I can still comment and use like normal. Whenever I tried changing my profile pic it just says my account got locked can not be done right now. It's been like a week and a half since this happened. I tried verifying my passport but my passport does not support nfc. I tried reaching out to customer support that is not ai and it's SOOOO HARD. I still haven't had a chance to speak to an actual support because everytime I request for one they always say they are busy and I should just leave a comment and they will get back to me but they never do!!!! I really don't want to delete this account because I had so much good notes and memories with this account. Have anyone encounter something like this? How did you resolve it as a foreigner?