A question that India is collectively asking is, why are people still on?TikTok??
The popular video-sharing app courted back to back controversies for the past few days. The app rating slid to 1-star reviews on Apple App Store and Google Play Store after it found itself up against the followers of YouTuber CarryMinati.?
?Another video that came into focus was that of a popular TikTok creator Faizal Siddiqui who has been accused of glorifying acid attacks on women.? ?
National Commission of Women in India chairperson Rekha Sharma had also called for a ban of the app in the country saying ¡°It not only has these objectionable videos but also pushing youngsters towards unproductive life where they are living only for few followers and even death when the numbers decline,¡± reports The Indian Express.
¡°I am happy that the TikTok app is slowly getting out of the country. I have been told that the ratings have dropped from 4.5 to 1.3. I am glad that people listened to me and are turning away from the app. It¡¯s important to save the youth from getting destroyed through this app.¡±??
He went on to explain why he supports the ban of the app. In his video, he adds:?
¡°You enjoy listening to the TikTok sound of your watches. However, today¡¯s youth are out on the streets, falling for obscenity for a few seconds of fame. Corona is a Chinese virus, we all know, and we should understand that the app is a similar virus. It is an app for useless people. It is spreading obscenity, senselessness and it is going to get entrenched in the youth of today. It¡¯s important that the app is banned and I am happy we are finally heading towards the same. I support the ban on this app.¡±??
While TikTok continues to be embroiled in endless controversies, we come back to the same question- Will India actually ever ban the app? Well, time will tell.?