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Was there any reason to ban it other than “China?” Has anyone made an Indian TikTok clone, and if so has it got any traction? Seems like an obvious thing to d
by biztos 6y ago
Was there any reason to ban it other than “China?”
Has anyone made an Indian TikTok clone, and if so has it got any traction? Seems like an obvious thing to do, if it was that popular.
- puranjay 6y agoThere are a bunch of TikTok clones floating around and they've racked up some users. But I'm not sure if these clones would have the tech to serve the kind of recommendations TikTok did. Some, like "Mitron", are basically pre-made scripts bought online and rebadged [0]. They don't have the tech DNA to get recommendations right - which was one big reason for TikTok's success. [0]: https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/mitron-app-tiktok-indian-pakistani-app-tictic-2237511 https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/mitron-app-tiktok-indian-...
- dreamer7 6y agoYes. It's called Chingari. Since the ban, downloads have been shooting up. It's now 2M+ or so downloads while being no where near as polished as TikTok UI
- callalex 6y agoPlease read the article before commenting.
- rovolo 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that."