TikTok Rating Drops to 1.3 on Google Play Store TikTok is in trouble in India again. The short video-sharing
app which has over a 1.5 billion downloads and over 800 million active users is
facing a backlash because of a face-off between a TikTok star and an Youtube
influencer. The apps ratings have dropped from 4.9 on the Google Play Store
earlier this year to 1.3 stars and continues to fall at the moment. Users in India are giving the app a 1-star rating following
a trend to #bantiktok on Twitter. On the Apple App Store it still has a respectable
4.8 rating at the moment.
This follows from an earlier Youtube vs TikTok battle where
Youtube influencer CarryMinati posted a video roasting TikTok star Amar
Siddiqui, which was later removed from YouTube. With over 70 million views, the video was quick to become
the most liked non-musical Indian YouTube video. While the roast was about
TikTok Vs YouTube, it took jibes at the queer community. This didn’t go well
with the queer community. The video was widely reported by the community with many
people calling out the queerphobic slurs used by Carryminati. On 14 May the
video was taken down by YouTube as it went against its policy of bullying and
harassment. These incidents have led to users downrating the app on the
Google Play Store and calling for its ban. This isn't the first time TikTok is in trouble. In April 2019, the Madras High Court ordered the Central
government to ban downloading of the app, and the telecasting of videos made on
the app. The court said that the app encourages pornography and puts children
at risk, and to prevent this, issued a ban, which was later lifted.