People Didn't Just Down-Vote TikTok To 1.3 Stars, They Also Made Jokes, Memes For The Send-Off
#Tiktokbanindia is trending on Twitter and CarryMinati supporters are lashing out at the app and demanding for it to get banned in the country.
A pandemic? Eh, who cares about that? Indians definitely have bigger issues at hand - the removal of CarryMinati's video from YouTube, for coming across as homophobic and transphobic.
Outrageous, right?
Before anyone starts taking this tone seriously, it's important to point out the sarcasm, because clearly, people are taking everything a little too far these days. Ever since CarryMinati's video - full of gay slurs - was removed, Indians have been demanding 'justice for him' and lashing out at TikTok, in this YouTube vs TikTok war.
Not happy with their favourite 'social media influencer's' video being taken down from YouTube, his fans started down-voting TikTok for creating 'cringe-worthy' content.
Thanks to this, a plethora of memes and jokes are being shared on social media with the hashtag #tiktokbanindia. So, while the world fights off a pandemic, Indians are at loggerheads for a whole other reason.
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They might make you cringe. They might make you laugh. Who can be the judge here? Definitely not TikTok.
#tiktokbanindia
¡ª Rising Turtle ? (@LakshayTaneja19) May 20, 2020
Me after giving 1star rating to @tiktok_us ? pic.twitter.com/5ZD31Ysmmt
Right now every Indian to tik tok app ~#tiktokbanindia #BannedTikTok pic.twitter.com/5kfsxZaKz5
¡ª PHilosophic ¦Â????? (@Mohitnomics) May 20, 2020
#tiktokbanindia Ratings Fell From 4.6 to 1.3.
¡ª Vishnu mulashri? (@sarcastic_vish) May 20, 2020
Tiktokers & Tiktok owner
1) 16 May 2) 20 May pic.twitter.com/YEL8jXefoj
#tiktokbanindia
¡ª Riya (@jhampakjhum) May 20, 2020
Tiktok rating falls from 4.5 to 1.3 in just 4 days.....
Memers and youtubers : pic.twitter.com/onyoNr94KV
Tik tok Rating Decreased 4.5 to 1.3
¡ª Epic_Boy¡ï (@Vishalrajput103) May 20, 2020
In just 4 Days
Tik tok Right now: #tiktokbanindia #BannedTikTok pic.twitter.com/5ictc3JZSd
#tiktokbanindia
¡ª Prity Choudhary (@Pri_T15) May 20, 2020
*Now it's 1.3*
Me after seeing people's solidarity to bring down TikTok's rating: pic.twitter.com/0cBiQoRSWg
Tiktok 1 star rating option be like -#tiktokbanindia pic.twitter.com/GzFsKCUkqI
¡ª Smrutiiiii (@smrutiii07) May 20, 2020
#tiktokbanindia #tiktokbanindia
¡ª Punjabi Shotgun?? (@shotgun_ss2) May 20, 2020
Titktok CEO : How did the app¡¯s rating go so much down
Memers : pic.twitter.com/pQDsswPVRC
#tiktokbanindia
¡ª Sandeep (@sandymark999) May 20, 2020
Me after giving 1star rating to @tiktok_us ? pic.twitter.com/kEUFrvZqtK
#tiktokbanindia
¡ª liveroshan?? (@liveroshan1) May 20, 2020
Whenever I see Tiktokers :- pic.twitter.com/p7Vpis3TsH
After trending #tiktokbanindia now #??????_??????_???_?? !!
¡ª PaPaAye? (@Amolj2611) May 20, 2020
Other social media apps rn : pic.twitter.com/ofjfA09r8C
In 2030 interviews be like*#tiktokbanindia #tiktokexposed pic.twitter.com/I3zbBp0DY6
¡ª HUMOURoid (@Abhi_ak91) May 19, 2020
Me dreaming about ban of TikTok in India:#tiktokbanindia #tiktokexposed #TikTok pic.twitter.com/6NGpVhFq9V
¡ª Jatin Khatri (@jatinMkhatri) May 18, 2020
TikTok users now be like ?#tiktokbanindia pic.twitter.com/zMZvevKsE0
¡ª INSANE (@armanins23) April 17, 2019
#tiktokbanindia
¡ª Ramkishor kataria (@the_Ramkishor) May 20, 2020
Tik Tok Users right now. pic.twitter.com/dXiUjwHK7w
TikTok's Google Playstore rating fell from 4.5 to 3.2 in less than a week and as things progressed for #CarrySupporters, the present rating now stands at 1.3. The hate against the app isn't new but this time, it took a whole different turn.
While the whole thing started with people dissing the app for its 'cringe' content, people soon started noticing violent content that is also available on the app. There are users who misuse the platform and promote content that is harmful and might have implications far beyond the virtual world - the latest one being a video posted by Faizal Siddiqui.
People have been campaigning to get the app banned, however, that might not guarantee the elimination of inappropriate content altogether. It is more likely that people will find another app to do the same thing. So, individuals need to be held accountable for their actions, and apps and platforms like TikTok and YouTube need to better monitor content that is going up.
The bigger problem at hand isn't just one platform, it's the mentality of the people who are creating harmful and inappropriate content. It is, of course, not wrong to call out TikTok for allowing violent content on its platform, but it is also not wise to condone a YouTube video that comes across as blatantly homophobhic.
