- The ‘
Remove China Apps ’ app was downloaded over 5 million times in the span of two weeks and had over 96,000 reviews. - The app was reportedly removed for violating Google Play Store’s “Deceptive Behaviour policy”.
- On June 2, Google also removed the Mitron app due to security issues. The app was an alternative for TikTok.
According to a report by TechCrunch, Google pulled the ‘Remove China Apps’ app from the Play store for violating the “Deceptive Behaviour policy”.
Here’s what the policy $4, “We don't allow apps that attempt to deceive users or enable dishonest behaviour including but not limited to apps which are determined to be functionally impossible.”
A full reading of the policy doesn’t reveal any direct violation on the part of the ‘Remove China Apps’.
The app reached 5 million downloads within two weeks of its launch.
Mitron app also removed by Google
Mitron, an app that sprung up as a TikTok alternative, has also been $4 from the Play store, likely due to security concerns.
According to reports, the Mitron app was built by using source code available on CodeCanyon for $34. The source code was reportedly bought from a Pakistani developer Irfan Sheikh.
Other reports $4 that the Mitron app was removed for being “repetitive”.
India-China tensions to blame for the anti-China sentiment?
The growing India-China tensions on the border [hyperlink] and elsewhere are partly to be blamed for rising anti-China sentiment in the country.
Sonam Wangchuk, the man who inspired popular Bollywood film “3 Idiots” called on Indians to boycott Chinese products. He $4 a tweet asking people to vote with their wallets.
The emergence of TikTok alternatives can be credited to a slew of issues that affect the short-video platform, like the $4 content creators. After outrage on social media, TikTok $4 Faizal Siddiqui for violating “multiple community guidelines”.
The TikTok-er came under the lens for propagating acid attacks, which led to $4 on the Play store, dragging down TikTok’s rating from 4.8 to 1.3.
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