Google cracked down on Mitron, the app that was seeking to make India tagged on video creation and space sharing to compete with TikTok. The app, which received a lot of downloads, was removed from the Play Store because Google believed it was violating its spam and minimum functionality policy. According to Google's application policy, copying content from other applications without any changes or value additions is a violation. "We don't allow apps that simply offer the same experience as other apps already on Google Play. Apps should add value to users by creating unique content or services," the policy says. However, things went south from the moment CNBC-TV18 reported that Mitron was a modified mobile app created using source code purchased from a Pakistani software development company Qboxus for just €34 or around Rs 2.500. While there is nothing ethical about purchasing the script for an app and using it entirely to create another product, the problem was that users claimed it was a Made in App. India at a time when the popular TikTok was facing a backlash from Indian users. about a conflict between two YouTubers.
When TikTok carried the weight
Things got out of hand when Indian TikTok users started leaving lower ratings on the Google Store, causing the overall app ratings to drop from 4.5 to 1.5 for a brief period. moments before Google intervened again. For three weeks, expressions like BanTikTok, DeleteTikTok and BlockTikTok that were all the rage on Twitter in India against the app from the Chinese giant ByteDance. The Google spokesperson said the company removed millions of negative comments on TikTok from Indian users, after which the ratings went back to what they were.Remember that “TikTok is bad, download Mitron not really Indian app” movement? Mitron has been suspended from Google PlayStore ? https://t.co/3JvLA7MRMP2 June 2020
Mitron takes the right notes
It was around this time that Mitron suddenly appeared out of nowhere and was presented as an application developed by an Indian engineer from IIT Roorkee in the state of Uttarakhand. The app quickly gained popularity as a potential competitor to TikTok, which was also seen as a Chinese app and therefore unacceptable as a result of ongoing Sino-Indian skirmishes. Several social media influencers had approved the Mitron app for their made-in-India credentials, which have unfortunately not been reviewed. With Google now cracking down on the app, it looks like Mitron's love affair is embarrassingly over.Indian TikTok clone named Mitron makes 5 million installs in a month https://t.co/Nz11mFqtDj26 May 2020