keeping the platforms safe have to say about TikTok and YouTube #banTikTokIndia

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Short video-sharing app TikTok is feeling the heat of social media users over the recent controversies as its ratings on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store witnessed 1-star reviews. This was after the platforms became a battleground for popular users showing creativity in short video clips.


In the middle of the controversy is popular YouTube star CarryMinati (real name Ajey Nagar) who posted a video named "YouTube vs TikTok: The End" on Google's video platform and it was taken down on the ground of harassment and online abuse. Nagar, in the video, had "roasted" a popular TikTok user named Amir Siddiqui.


Siddiqui, in his video, had accused YouTubers of plagiarising TikTok content after which Ajey Nagar lashed out at him in his "roast video".


Reacting to the controversy, popular short video-sharing app TikTok noted that keeping the platform safe is their priority. "Keeping people on TikTok safe is a top priority, and we make it clear in our 'Term of Service and Community Guidelines' that clearly outlines what is not acceptable on our platform. As per the policy, we do not allow content that risks the safety of others, promotes physical harm, or glorifies violence against women," a TikTok spokesperson told Times Now in a statement.


"The behaviour in question violates our guidelines, and we have taken down content, suspended the account, and are working with law enforcement agencies as appropriate," the TikTok spokesperson added.


Here's why TikTok's Google Play Store and App Store rating have dropped



                           


Meanwhile, responding to why CarryMinati's "roast" video was taken off the platform, Google-owned YouTube said it has strict policies in place that prohibit harassment. "We have strict policies that prohibit harassment on YouTube, including using malicious insults based on intrinsic attributes such as sexual orientation. We quickly remove content that violates these policies when flagged by our users," a YouTube spokesperson told Times Now in a statement.



Also, the company enforces its policies based on the content uploaded to YouTube and does that consistently, regardless of who posts them or what their personal beliefs are.



China's ByteDance-owned TikTok also came under fire after another popular user named Faizal Siddiqui was accused of glorifying acid attacks on women. Both the incidents also gave way to a Twitter trend called #banTikTokIndia, wherein people are urging others to boycott the Chinese social media app.



Notably, TikTok has suspended the account of Faizal Siddiqui after his video came under massive flak for allegedly glorifying acid attacks on women.



Updating its harassment policy in December 2019, YouTube had said: "Over the last several years we have worked to improve the way we manage content on YouTube by quickly removing it when it violates our 'Community Guidelines', reducing the spread of borderline content, raising up authoritative voices when people are looking for breaking news and information and rewarding trusted creators and artists that make YouTube a special place."



Also, the Chinese short video making app has been attempting to shed its "Chinese image" since quite some time as a significant part of its user base is in the US.

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