App-ology: 10 apps masquerading as genuine alternatives to crowd-favourite apps
The idea of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ has caused a spike in the number of made-in-India apps that are nothing but a copy of the originals, which have either been developed or are based overseas.
Feb 16, 2021 09:53:20 IST
Why innovate when you can duplicate? Several made-in-India apps are nothing but a copy of apps that have been a hit with the masses. Image: Tech2
For the last few days, India has been waking up to ‘Koo, koo’. Except, these aren’t melodious calls of an adorable koel, but rumblings of a new, made-in-India social platform that is being billed as a true-blue rival to microblogging giant Twitter. From news of prominent government figures and departments joining and actively pushing Twitter users to switch to Koo, to cyber expert Elliot Alderson pointing out how the platform left users’ data out in the open, Koo certainly has the kind of attention its founders would have only dreamt
PM Modi, Amit Shah Not On Indian Twitter Knockoff Tooter , Says BJP PM Modi, Amit Shah Not On Indian Twitter Knockoff Tooter , Says BJP The interface of Tooter, which was reportedly created last year, is a cross-over between Facebook and Twitter.
PM Modi is not on Tooter, the BJP clarified today. (File)
New Delhi:
Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda or other party leaders are not on microblogging site Tooter, a knockoff of social media giant Twitter, the party clarified today. Please note that neither the BJP or any of its state units, nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda have a presence on Tooter, the BJP s Amit Malviya tweeted this afternoon.
Synopsis
The ‘Tooter’ platform is described as a “Swadeshi social network” and welcomes one to a “Swadeshi Andolan 2.0” on its homepage. It shows Narendra Modi having a ‘verified’ handle on the platform, though the verification process of the platform has been unclear
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“The Prime Minister has not joined Tooter,” an official said.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not on the new social media platform, Tooter, government officials have said after a ‘verified’ handle of the Prime Minister has featured on that platform. “The Prime Minister has not joined Tooter,” an official said.
The ‘Tooter’ platform is described as a “Swadeshi social network” and welcomes one to a “Swadeshi Andolan 2.0” on its homepage. It shows Narendra Modi having a ‘verified’ handle on the platform, though the verification process of the platform has been unclear. The said handle shows 20,400 followers and about 778 posts, and the posts are mostly the