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<ul><li>An <keyword id="9292225" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="iit-roorkee-student-shivank-agarwal">IIT Roorkee student Shivank Agarwal</keyword> has reportedly built an app called <keyword id="9292226" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mitron-TV">Mitron TV</keyword> and it now has over 5 million downloads in just one month of its launch. </li><li>The short video platform made in India has a 4.7 star rating on Google Play store. This comes at a time when the popular video platform it is a copy of – <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword> has a rating of 1.4 star. </li><li>Deepak Abbot, co-founder of Flat White Capital and former Sr Vice President at Paytm called the word “Mitron” the growth hack for the app. </li></ul>There was a time when memers in India looked forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi beginning his speeches with the word “Mitron”. Such is the popularity of the word and the love of Indians for TikTok, that an IIT Roorkee student <a href="https://www.techradar.com/in/news/mitron-app-gives-tiktok-a-challenge-will-it-sustain-though">Shivank Agarwal</a> has reportedly built an app called Mitron TV and it now has over 5 million downloads in just one month of its launch. Deepak Abbot, co-founder of Flat White Capital and former Sr Vice President at Paytm called the word “Mitron” the growth hack for the app. <div type="twitter" handle="deepakabbot" handlename="deepakabbot" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1197371543287816192/pYK77Tn7_normal.jpg" favoritecount="4207" retweetcount="1517" status="IIT Roorkee student has quietly released a Tiktok clone called “Mitron TV” a month back and it has not only achieve… https://t.co/txNOVkL4nO" createdat="1590413529000" id="1264912138826584066"></div> The short video platform made in India has a 4.7 star rating on Google Play store. This comes at a time when the popular video platform it is a copy of – TikTok has a rating of 1.4 star, because of several factors including the fact that it is a Chinese app. TikTok’s rating took another beating <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/tiktok-gogole-play-ratings-fall-to-1-3-stars-after-4-million-comments/articleshow/75842653.cms">after the YouTube vs TikTok fight</a>. But Mitron is not the only app reaping from the benefits from the fall of TikTok. Another content platform Bolo Indya is now claiming to be a “Made in India brand for all creative minds and content creators, especially those who want to ‘go local’” aligning itself with PM Modi’s ‘Atma Nirbharta’ (self reliance) initiative. The app is also building on TikTok’s fall and has witnessed a three-fold increase in its daily downloads in the last 10 days. “Bolo Indya has received over 300 emails by the users on its support to provide users the features like Tiktok and be used by them as an Indian app for creating short videos (majorly allowing 15 sec videos, background music and in-app camera),” said the company. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/mukesh-ambani-youngest-son-anant-ambani-joins-reliance-jio-as-director/articleshow/75996072.cms">Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son Anant Ambani who said “Reliance meri jaan hai” joins Jio Platforms as Director</a>

IIT Roorkee student’s TikTok clone app Mitron TV is riding high in downloads because of its association with PM Modi’s favourite word

<ul><li>TikTok has suspended the account of <keyword id="9238834" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="faizal-siddiqui">Faizal Siddiqui</keyword> for violatin "multiple community guidelines."</li><li>Rekha Sharma, the chairperson of National Commission for Women, called for a 'total ban' on TikTok India.</li><li>A cyber crime FIR was filed against TikTok star Faizal Siddiqui for encouraging acid attacks on women in his latest video. </li><li>Faizal Siddiqui is the brother of <keyword id="1221894" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amir-Siddiqui">Amir Siddiqui</keyword> who was recently a part of Youtube versus TikTok controversy with Carry Minati. </li><li>Some of the netizens are asking TikTok to remove the video while some others have called for a ban on the platform in India. </li></ul> TikTok has suspended the account of Faizal Siddiqui — Prince of Team Nawab with 13.5 million followers — for violating "multiple community guidelines." A cybercrime complaint has been <a href="https://twitter.com/go4ashi/status/1262109300832395270">filed against</a> the TikTok star for encouraging acid attacks on women in his latest video. Twitter users who saw the video are angry and furious saying that Siddiqui should be behind the bars for promoting acid attacks on girls who reject marriage or relationship proposals. Moreover, #BanTikTok India and #Acid were top trends on Twitter, at the time of writing this article. Netizens are calling for a ban on TikTok in India. <div type="twitter" handle="JatNishabh" handlename="Nishabh Jat" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1255536891623092224/drp8xDVJ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="32" retweetcount="21" status="#BanTiktokTik tok popular creator promoting acid attack..... https://t.co/OOzPB2nlgL" createdat="1589783976000" id="1262271602160517121"></div> <div type="twitter" handle="Anonymo57088126" handlename="Anonymous" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1233038699992174594/2-CjyVgb_normal.jpg" favoritecount="32" retweetcount="21" status="This Idiot is Promoting acid Attacks on Girls. Take legal action on this inhuman behaviour. Promoting Acid attacks… https://t.co/f1pZCae5UG" createdat="1589784503000" id="1262273812772483072"></div> Rekha Sharma, the chairperson of National Commission for Women, said she is taking the matter to <a href="https://twitter.com/sharmarekha/status/1262184912230264834">both police and TikTok India</a> after BJP MLA Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga <a href="https://twitter.com/TajinderBagga/status/1262458984075677697" data-type="tilCustomLink">flagged</a>the controversial video on Twitter. Sharma on May 19 called for a <a href="https://twitter.com/sharmarekha/status/1262550128105328642" data-type="tilCustomLink">'total ban' on the platform</a> India. <div type="twitter" handle="sharmarekha" handlename="Rekha Sharma" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/929715131096776704/3F99PFvv_normal.jpg" favoritecount="16388" retweetcount="6554" status="I am of the strong openion that this @TikTok_IN should be banned totally and will be writting to GOI. It not only h… https://t.co/CmkjHYX4Ox" createdat="1589850382000" id="1262550128105328642"></div> "Keeping people on TikTok safe is a top priority and we make it clear in our Term of Service and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/community-guidelines?lang=en" data-type="tilCustomLink">Community Guidelines</a> that clearly outlines what is not acceptable on our platform. As per the policy, we do not allow content that risks safety of others, promotes physical harm or glorifies violence against women. The behaviour in question violates our guidelines and we have taken down content, suspended the account, and are working with law enforcement agencies as appropriate, " TikTok spokesperson told Business Insider India. Siddiqui claims the video that he uploaded a month back has gone viral because of the on-going tussle between Youtubers and TikTokers in India. He, in his statement, clarified that the video did not represent acid attack. However, people were <a href="https://twitter.com/GabbbarSingh/status/1262399201918541824" data-type="tilCustomLink">annoyed with Siddiqui's misogynistic behavior in </a>the video. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[ ]]></cdata></div> A day after the video went viral, acid attack survivor and activist Laxmi Agarwal slammed Siddiqui for negatively influencing a large number of people. Indians want to ban TikTok — yet again The development comes a day after Carry Minati posted a video asking people not to use his comments — from his <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/carry-minati-youtube-vs-tiktok-video-removed-for-violating-terms-of-service/articleshow/75749665.cms">now-removed Youtube vs TikTok The End video</a> — out of context. Minati was leading the charge on getting the short-video sharing platform banned in India and had posted “ban TikTok India” as a comment in a Technical Guruji video where the youtube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkuRDBX92LA">sensation uninstalled TikTok from his 16 mobile phones.</a> ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/thanks-to-carry-minati-indians-want-to-ban-tiktok-again-for-the-fourth-time-in-a-month/articleshow/75760470.cms">Thanks to Carry Minati, Indians want to ban TikTok again ⁠— for the fourth time in a month</a> Although Minati has deleted the comment since, his fans are still lining up behind him by uninstalling TikTok from their devices. Ever since TikTok launched in India, it has been marred in controversy. It was <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/tiktok-ban-google-play-store-apple-app-store-5680190/">temporarily</a> banned by the Madras High Court for degrading Indian culture, encouraging pornography, showing explicitly disturbing content and propogating medical health issues among teens. The ban was later lifted but TikTok <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-ban-lifted-in-india-app-loses-2-million-users-2019-4?IR=T">lost $500,000 a day and nearly 2 million users. </a> #BanTikTok India has been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/thanks-to-carry-minati-indians-want-to-ban-tiktok-again-for-the-fourth-time-in-a-month/articleshow/75760470.cms">quite a popular trend on Twitter</a> over the past two months and there are many reasons behind the trend. <div type="twitter" handle="aditiraval" handlename="Aditi Raval" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1256155389294309376/ADxD0cCd_normal.jpg" favoritecount="656" retweetcount="313" status="BAN such TikTok creators or #BanTikTokIndia 🙄 We need some strict action against such creators who r constantly try… https://t.co/I25ZpZTwi8" createdat="1589496577000" id="1261066164995674112"></div> Some people want to ban TikTok and “<a href="https://twitter.com/kalpeshmali90/status/1261279396603629569">boost the Indian economy</a>,” — following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call to be ‘vocal for local’ — while others feel TikTok influencers are diluting social distancing norms <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/movies/complaint-filed-against-tiktok-star-faisal-shaikh-for-stepping-out-during-lockdown-to-shoot-video-2559569.html">by stepping outside to shoot a video</a> amid the nationwide lockdown. <div type="image" title="WhatsApp Image 2020-05-18 at 12.45.15 PM." msid="75800981" hostid="261"></div> TikTok India, which earlier had 4.5 star review on Google Play store, has only 2.6 stars ratings (as on May 19) as issues compound with Carry Minati’s religious fan support and Faizal Siddiqui’s controversial video. It received a million negative comments within 24 hours. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/carry-minati-youtube-vs-tiktok-video-removed-for-violating-terms-of-service/articleshow/75749665.cms">Carry Minati's 'YouTube vs TikTok' video removed for violating terms of service — fans claim injustice</a>

Faizal Siddiqui’s TikTok acid attack video is adding to the growing list of problems for the platform in India

<ul><li>Indian YouTuber <keyword id="9220678" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Carry-Minati">Carry Minati</keyword>’s roast video, which went viral last week has been removed from Google’s video streaming platform </li><li>YouTube says the video has been removed for violating the platform’s terms of service.</li><li>Fans are expressing their outrage on Twitter with the narrative centred around the <keyword id="9224224" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="youtube-vs-tiktok">YouTube vs TikTok</keyword> feud, which has escalated during the coronavirus lockdown.</li></ul>Carry Minati, the 20-year old YouTube sensation with over 16 million subscribers, can’t be happy that his most viral video till date, YouTube vs TikTok — The End, was removed from the platform for violating its ‘<a href="https://youtu.be/MgcsYhBKtag">terms of service</a>’. <div type="image" title="Carry Minati YouTube Vs TikTok video takedown" msid="75749669" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Carry Minati&amp;#39;s viral video, YouTube vs TikTok - The End, was taken down by Google&amp;#39;s video streaming platform&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> His fans definitely aren’t happy that Google’s video streaming service chose to remove Minati’s most viral video till date — garnering nearly 70 million views in under a week and doubling his subscriber base from 8 million — with #CarryMinati and #JusticeForCarry showing up as the two top trends on Twitter. <div type="twitter" handle="himanshkohli" handlename="Himansh Kohli" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1259492988247511042/Ge9vSTOP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="38" retweetcount="11" status="It was just a fun roast, @CarryMinati. Everything else aside, I'm rooting for you. Keep the good content coming in… https://t.co/Z3oGBbtGbU" createdat="1589492666000" id="1261049761177710592"></div> <div type="twitter" handle="richa_singh" handlename="richa singh" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1178239527606833152/9OMAwWCm_normal.jpg" favoritecount="16" retweetcount="2" status="Judge sahab, ladai hai #Carryminati from Youtube aur Amir from TikTok ki par insaaf aisa lag raha hai ki Twitter pe… https://t.co/Yln1hhTLSh" createdat="1589484924000" id="1261017285474598912"></div> In YouTube’s defence, it updated its <a href="https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/12/an-update-to-our-harassment-policy.html">harassment policy</a> in December 2019 stating, “We will not tolerate harassment.” And, Carry Minati’s YouTube video was a pretty targetted attack at TikTok’s self-proclaimed social influencer <keyword id="1221894" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amir-Siddiqui">Amir Siddiqui</keyword> — dismantling Siddiqui’s video line-by-line. “We have strict policies that prohibit harassment on YouTube, including using malicious insults based on intrinsic attributes such as sexual orientation. We quickly remove content that violates these policies when flagged by our users,” YouTube told Business Insider in response to the incident. Even though Minati’s whole IP on YouTube is reacting and roasting popular TV shows or celebrities, this is the first time that he posted a video roasting a single individual. Something that he himself confessed in the YouTube vs TikTok - The End video. The ongoing feud between YouTube and TikTok has only escalated during the lockdown as more content floods the system, and creators are caught in a battle of formats. <div type="image" title="carry3_edited" msid="75749823" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Carry Minati&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> If you didn’t have a chance to watch the video at the centre of the controversy before it was taken down, here are the highlights: <ul><li>Minati pointed out that TikTok videos don’t have any quality and are way shorter than YouTube videos. Even though creators have the option to create one-minute videos, they normally choose to make multiple 30-second clips instead to bump up their content count.</li><li>Siddiqui’s video alleges that YouTubers only make content for sympathy. Minati hit back with a video that Siddiqui does that in more obvious ways by posting videos of him feeding poor kids.</li><li>In multiple points in the video, Minati highlights Siddiqui’s slip-ups in grammar as he talks hinting how his education is inadequate.</li><li>He also shows that Siddiqui’s claim of being a “social influencer” involves using crowdsourcing hashtags on Instagram in order to get more views, even though they may not have any relevance to the image shared. As an example, he shared a picture of Siddiqui standing next to a car and one the hashtags on the post was ‘#Skirt’.</li></ul>Who is Carry Minati? For those of you unfamiliar with Carry Minati, he’s been making videos since 2010 and even won the coveted ‘Golden Play Button’ in 2017 when he crossed 1 million subscribers. His real name is Ajey Nagar and he hails from Faridabad, Haryana. <div type="image" title="carry2_edited" msid="75749804" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Carry Minati is a 20 year YouTuber who hails from Faridabad in Haryana&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Before becoming the ‘<a href="https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/carryminati-how-the-boy-from-haryana-became-the-roast-king-of-india.html">The Roast King of India</a>’, the first video of his to see significant fame was a collaboration with fellow YouTuber Bhuvan Bham called Making Money Money with BB Ki Vines. He’s also the same guy who made a diss track called Bye Bye PewDiePie, which ironically wasn’t taken down for ‘bullying’ or ‘harassment’. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[]]></cdata></div> He has a second channel called CarryisLIve, where posts live streams of him playing games — not unlike PewDiePie’s claim to fame. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/twitter-gratitude-emoji-aims-to-bring-back-positivity-in-these-times-of-gloom/articleshow/75735812.cms">Twitter Gratitude emoji aims to bring back positivity in these times of gloom</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/elon-musk-tweets-facebook-sucks-at-facebook-ai-lead-who-said-musk-has-no-idea-what-hes-talking-about-about-when-he-talks-about-ai/articleshow/75741913.cms">Elon Musk tweets 'Facebook sucks' at Facebook AI lead who said Musk has 'no idea what he's talking about about when he talks about AI'</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/makemytrip-will-now-deliver-food-jumps-into-the-ring-where-zomato-and-swiggy-are-already-fighting-it-out/articleshow/75733805.cms">MakeMyTrip will now deliver food – jumps into the ring where Zomato and Swiggy are already fighting it out</a>

Carry Minati's 'YouTube vs TikTok' video removed for violating terms of service — fans claim injustice

<ul><li><keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword> was attacked with severe criticism ever since <keyword id="10879" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="YouTube">Youtube</keyword> removed Carry Minati video roasting Amir Siddiqui for his content on the short-video platform. </li><li> The latest controversy on Faisal Siddiqui’s acid attack video made the situation even worse. </li><li>As many as 6 million people bombarded 1 star review with negative on the Google Play Store. </li></ul> TikTok’s Google Play <keyword id="46713" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="rating">rating</keyword> for android improved to 1.6 after nearly 4 million views disappeared from the app store. <div type="twitter" handle="NorbertElekes" handlename="Norbert Elekes" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1148447760464646144/WJbazf0m_normal.jpg" favoritecount="15420" retweetcount="5161" status="Apparently, Google deleted over a million TikTok reviews overnight, that's why the rating increased from 1.2 to 1.6… https://t.co/VbGwzIHBdI" createdat="1590124366000" id="1263699299315126273"></div> TikTok was attacked with severe criticism ever since Youtube removed Carry Minati video roasting Amir Siddiqui for his content on the short-video platform. The latest controversy on Faisal Siddiqui’s acid attack video made the situation even worse. Thousands of people including Rekha Sharma, the chairperson of National Commission for Women called for a ban on the app. As many as 6 million people bombarded 1 star review with negative on the Google Play Store. So much so that the ratings of the app is down to 1.3 stars from 4.5 stars a few days back. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Date </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rating </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Comments </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">16 May </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.5 stars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">22 million </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">18 May </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.6 stars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">23 million </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">20 May </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.3 stars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">26 million </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">21 May </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.2 stars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">28 million </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">24 May </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.6 stars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nearly 24 million </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Google Play Store READ ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/tiktok-gogole-play-ratings-fall-to-1-3-stars-after-4-million-comments/articleshow/75842653.cms">Tiktok got 4 million comments on Google Play Store dragging down its rating to 1.3⁠ — but it may not disappear yet</a> This isn’t the first time that the rating of a popular app improved mysteriously. Zoom, the <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/zoom-calls-on-weekends-are-up-almost-2000-percent/">video calling app which saw 1900% user growth in calls during quarantine</a>, has faced such a situation two months back. Zoom faced a lot of heat for its unresolved security concerns which used to let hackers barge into any video calls. Thousands of people dropped negative comments which brought the ratings down from 4.5 star to 2.0. However, the ratings were back to 4.0 a few days later — more so Google did not comment on how that happened. Another similar incident happened in China, where thousands of students gave negative comments about DingTalk to escape online classes. However, it was available for download even after that. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/carry-minati-youtube-vs-tiktok-video-removed-for-violating-terms-of-service/articleshow/75749665.cms">Carry Minati's 'YouTube vs TikTok' video removed for violating terms of service — fans claim injustice</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/faisal-siddiquis-tiktok-acid-attack-video-is-adding-to-the-growing-list-of-problems-for-the-platform-in-india/articleshow/75800571.cms">Faizal Siddiqui’s TikTok acid attack video is adding to the growing list of problems for the platform in India</a>

TikTok’s Google Play rating improves to 1.6

<ul><li>A large number of people in India have called for a ban on <keyword id="6762469" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="TikTok">TikTok</keyword> as they believe it promotes violence, crime and pornography. </li><li>Between March and May, downloads of the ByteDance-owned app fell from 35.7 million to 17 million. </li><li>Two of the primary reasons behind the decline is anti-China sentiments in the country followed by arguments to ban the app on the <keyword id="963171" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google-Play">Google Play</keyword> store.</li></ul>TikTok, which is among the most popular apps in India, is looking at tough times ahead. The ByteDance-owned short video app saw a steep fall of 51% in new users in April and March across iOS and Android, according to an Economic Times report citing data shared by Sensor Tower. Between March and May, downloads of the Byte-dance owned <a href="https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/mobile/double-whammy-for-tiktok-as-downloads-slow-amid-ratings-fall/75983381">app fell from 35.7 million to 17 million</a> on Apple’s App Store and the <keyword id="6355629" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword> Play Store. Two of the primary reasons behind the decline is anti-China sentiments in the country followed by morality arguments to ban the app on the Google Play store. ALSO READ:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/tiktok-gogole-play-ratings-fall-to-1-3-stars-after-4-million-comments/articleshow/75842653.cms"> Tiktok got 4 million comments on Google Play Store dragging down its rating to 1.3⁠ — but it may not disappear yet</a> <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">New downloads </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Month-on-month growth </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">January </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">30.8 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Unknown </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">February </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">33.1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">7% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">March </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">35.7 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">8% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">April </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">23.5 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-34% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">May (Till 23rd) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">17 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-28% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Sensor Tower India is one of the key markets for TikTok is India — which contributed to 41.6% of the app’s new users in February 2019. Every <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/13/popular-apps-download-and-revenue-take-a-hit-in-india-as-people-stay-home/riefly%20banned%20in%20India%20by%20the%20Madras%20High%20Court%20after%20it%20was%20accused%20of%20letting">four in 10 people in India</a> who have smartphones use TikTok. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/carry-minati-youtube-vs-tiktok-video-removed-for-violating-terms-of-service/articleshow/75749665.cms">Carry Minati's 'YouTube vs TikTok' video removed for violating terms of service — fans claim injustice</a> However, TikTok has been under the fire ever since <keyword id="10879" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="YouTube">Youtube</keyword> removed Carry Minati video roasting Amir Siddiqui for his content on the short-video platform. The controversy <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/tiktok-gogole-play-ratings-fall-to-1-3-stars-after-4-million-comments/articleshow/75842653.cms">on Faisal Siddiqui’s acid attack video made</a> the situation even worse. Faisal Siddiqui — Prince of Team Nawab who had 13.5 million followers — was accused of encouraging acid attacks on women in his latest video. TikTok suspended Siddiqui’s account for violating “multiple community terms.” A week later, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/amir-siddiqui-on-suspension-of-his-tiktok-account-i-follow-community-guidelines-and-dont-intend-to-hurt-anyone/articleshow/75974539.cms">TikTok account of Amir Siddiqui was also suspended</a> for “violating multiple community guidelines.” A large number of people have called for a ban on the app as they believe it promotes violence, crime and pornography. Millions of people in India are bombarding the app with a 1-star rating along with negative comments on the Google Play Store so much so that the overall rating was down to 1.2 stars from 4.5 stars within the span of a few days. TikTok received <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/tiktok-gogole-play-ratings-fall-to-1-3-stars-after-4-million-comments/articleshow/75842653.cms">as many as 4 million new comments</a> on Google Play Store — with most of them being negative. The ratings, however, improved to 1.4 after an estimated 7 million reviews disappeared from the Play Store. Experts told Business Insider that the app won’t be removed from the Play Store because of its rating — but this will have a severe impact on its future downloads.Previously, TikTok was briefly banned in India last year by the Madras High Court after it was accused of letting users post obscene content <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/indian-court-bans-tiktok-for-encouraging-porn-2019-4?IR=T">that encouraged ‘pornography</a>’. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/iit-roorkee-students-tiktok-clone-app-mitron-tv-is-riding-high-in-downloads-because-of-its-association-with-pm-modis-favourite-word/articleshow/76000483.cms"> </a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/iit-roorkee-students-tiktok-clone-app-mitron-tv-is-riding-high-in-downloads-because-of-its-association-with-pm-modis-favourite-word/articleshow/76000483.cms">IIT Roorkee student’s TikTok clone app Mitron TV is riding high in downloads because of its association with PM Modi’s favourite word</a>

TikTok looks at an uncertain future in India after downloads fall by 51% in the last two months

<ul><li>#BanTikTokIndia is the top trend on Twitter on Friday afternoon— thanks to Carry Minati and YouTube. The trend has seen over 67,000 tweets. </li><li>YouTube <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/carry-minati-youtube-vs-tiktok-video-removed-for-violating-terms-of-service/articleshow/75749665.cms">removed </a>Carry Minati’s latest video YouTube vs TikTok — The End from the platforms for violating “Terms of Service” — leaving thousands of fans anxious. </li><li>But this isn’t the first time that Indians have demanded a ban on TikTok over social media. </li></ul>Indians can’t live with TikTok but can’t live without it. It is amongst the most-popular social media platforms in the country but people still share a love-hate relationship with it. #BanTikTokIndia is the top trend on Twitter on Friday afternoon— thanks to Carry Minati and YouTube. The trend has seen over 67,000 tweets. YouTube <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/carry-minati-youtube-vs-tiktok-video-removed-for-violating-terms-of-service/articleshow/75749665.cms">removed </a>Carry Minati’s latest video YouTube vs TikTok — The End from the platforms for violating “Terms of Service” — leaving thousands of fans anxious. And what better way to express anger than calling a ban on Twitter. The 11 minute-video, which reportedly had 70 million views and 10.5 million likes, roasted India’s popular TikTok star Amir Siddiqui. While most of the fans are demanding justice for carry, some of them just want to show their support to YouTubers. <div type="twitter" handle="aditiraval" handlename="Aditi Raval" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1256155389294309376/ADxD0cCd_normal.jpg" favoritecount="476" retweetcount="221" status="BAN such TikTok creators or #BanTikTokIndia 🙄 We need some strict action against such creators who r constantly try… https://t.co/I25ZpZTwi8" createdat="1589496577000" id="1261066164995674112"></div> But this isn’t the first time that Indians have demanded a ban on TikTok over social media. Recently, when Carry Minati posted his video, fans supported YouTubers by <a href="https://twitter.com/HighOnCaffN/status/1258836928318898176">calling a ban on Tik Tok. </a> The many times India wanted to ban Tik Tok Ever since TikTok launched it in India, it has been a part of controversy. A few days back when Narendra Modi requested 1.3 billion people in India to opt for local goods, TikTok was among the many platforms that came under fire. People think they will <a href="https://twitter.com/kalpeshmali90/status/1261279396603629569">“boost the economy of the country” </a>by uninstalling the app. Ban TikTok India was also the top trend when people said they wanted every Chinese product banned <a href="https://twitter.com/AskCandytech/status/1259724139943940096">as it spread the novel coronavirus. </a> The ban was not only supported by normal people but celebs also. Almost a month back, former Big Boss winner Kushal Tondon said he wants Tik Tok to be banned in India primarily because<a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/kushal-tandon-wants-tiktok-to-be-banned-china-made-it-for-people-who-are-useless-1667882-2020-04-17"> it was made for “useless people who do nothing.”</a> Whereas, recently <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/pil-seeks-ban-on-tiktok-in-india/articleshow/75384051.cms">Advocate Ashok Ram Kuma</a>r filed a Public Interest Litigation asking Telangana High Court to ban Tik Tok as most of its videos “diluted the social distancing” norms during coronavirus pandemic. India still loves Tik Tok Even after all the hatred Tik Tok has seen over the internet, it remains one of the most popular apps in the country. Moreover, quarantine has also forced many celebrities including Gauhar Khan to join Tik Tok for entertainment. Recently, <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/tiktok-garners-over-2-billion-downloads-india-tops-the-chart-with-611-million-downloads-1672833-2020-04-30">it crossed 2 billion downloads across the world,</a> with most of it (611 million) from India. Moreover, Tik Tok India chief Nikhil Gandhi<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/bbadde8c-5c9c-11ea-b0ab-339c2307bcd4"> is confident that they</a> will increase its user base by 50% by the end of this year. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/carry-minati-youtube-vs-tiktok-video-removed-for-violating-terms-of-service/articleshow/75749665.cms">Carry Minati's 'YouTube vs TikTok' video removed for violating terms of service — fans claim injustice</a>

Thanks to Carry Minati, Indians want to ban TikTok again ⁠— for the fourth time in a month

<ul><li>TikTok's Google Play ratings are down to 1.3 stars from 4.5 stars a few days back. </li><li>TikTok received as many as 4 million new comments on Google Play Store — with most of them being negative. </li><li>However, even if the rating of the short-video platform falls to 1 star it is highly unlikely that it will be removed from Google Play store. </li></ul>Millions of people in India are bombarding 1 star along with negative comments about TikTok on the Google Play Store. So much so that the ratings of the app is down to 1.3 stars from 4.5 stars a few days back. <div type="image" title="WhatsApp Image 2020-05-20 at 11.22.19 AM." msid="75842659" hostid="261"></div> TikTok received as many as 4 million new comments on Google Play Store — with most of them being negative. However, even if the rating of the short-video platform falls to 1 star it is highly unlikely that it will be removed from Google Play store. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rating </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Comments </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.5 stars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">nearly 22 million </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.6 stars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">23 million </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.3 stars </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">26 million </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: Google Play Store “An app with 1 star rating will still be available for download even after it gets poor ratings. However, there will be a huge impact on future downloads of the apps as most of it is dependent on reviews,” Vivek Shah who develops applications told Business Insider India. ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/thanks-to-carry-minati-indians-want-to-ban-tiktok-again-for-the-fourth-time-in-a-month/articleshow/75760470.cms">Thanks to Carry Minati, Indians want to ban TikTok again ⁠— for the fourth time in a month</a> Moreover, there are several instances which suggest that the massive amount of 1-star reviews be removed if the rating falls to 1. The Zoom app experience Zoom, the video calling app which saw 1900% user growth during quarantine, <a href="https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/03/24/zooms-android-app-rating-has-been-absolutely-destroyed-by-coronavirus/" data-type="tilCustomLink">has been in such a situation</a> two months back. Zoom faced a lot of heat for its unresolved security concerns which used to let hackers barge into any video calls. Thousands of people dropped negative comments which brought the ratings down from 4.5 star to 2.0. However, the ratings were back to 4.0 a few days later — more so Google did not comment on how that happened. Another similar incident happened in China, where thousands of students gave negative comments <a href="https://www.odditycentral.com/news/quarantined-students-spam-homework-app-with-1-star-reviews-to-get-it-removed-from-app-store.html" data-type="tilCustomLink">about DingTalk </a> on the Apple play store to escape online classes. However, it was available for download even after that. Business Insider wrote to both Google and TikTok at the time of writing this story and is yet to get a response. READ ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/faisal-siddiquis-tiktok-acid-attack-video-is-adding-to-the-growing-list-of-problems-for-the-platform-in-india/articleshow/75800571.cms">Faizal Siddiqui’s TikTok acid attack video is adding to the growing list of problems for the platform in India</a> Youtube Vs TikTok and the Faizal Siddiqui controversy TikTok has been under the fire ever since Youtube removed Carry Minati video roasting Amir Siddiqui for his content on the short-video platform. The latest controversy on Faisal Siddiqui’s acid attack video made the situation even worse. Faisal Siddiqui — Prince of Team Nawab who had 13.5 million followers — was accused of encouraging acid attacks on women in his latest video. TikTok suspended Siddiqui’s account for violating “multiple community terms.” Twitter users who saw the video are angry and furious saying that Siddiqui should be behind the bars for promoting acid attacks on girls who reject marriage or relationship proposals. A large number of people including Rekha Sharma, chairperson of National Commission for women called for a ban on the application. Bollywood Star Anupam Kher too tweeted “Ban TikTok”. #BanTikTok has been the top trend on Twitter since 3 days now. The situation is likely to affect <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/bbadde8c-5c9c-11ea-b0ab-339c2307bcd4" data-type="tilCustomLink">TikTok’s dream to double the number of users</a> in India. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/carry-minati-youtube-vs-tiktok-video-removed-for-violating-terms-of-service/articleshow/75749665.cms">Carry Minati's 'YouTube vs TikTok' video removed for violating terms of service — fans claim injustice</a>

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