TikTok ban: Made in India players Chingari, Bolo Indya swoop in to attract users, promise stronger privacy and reliability
As the centeral government has imposed a ban on social media apps of ‘Chinese origin’, indigenous companies with apps providing similar features are betting big on users looking to switch from TikTok or any other apps that were banned by the government. A possible opportunity that has opened up after the ban has given a shot in the arm for home-grown players like Chingari and Bolo Indya that are now jumping in to entice users to join their platforms that they claim will offer similar features with more reliability. Welcoming the government’s move to ban TikTok, a co-founder and the Chief Product Officer of Chingari App, Sumit Ghosh said, “this is a very good step taken by the government of India. For a very long time, TikTok has been spying on users and sending back the data to China. We are happy that this step has been finally taken. I thank and congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We would like to welcome all TikTok users to come and try Chingari, a 100% “Made In India” app, w...