Google removes TikTok clone Zynn from Play Store

Team Udayavani, Jun 12, 2020, 8:31 AM IST

Following reports of plagiarism, Google has removed the TikTok rival app Zynn from its Google’s Play Store

Sources claim, many TikTok users have alleged that their content was uploaded on Zynn without their consent and that their accounts have been cloned completely on the Zynn app.

Users also complained  that their name, pictures, and videos have started appearing on the clone app and the people have no idea how their content got transported to the app without their permission.

The video-sharing app was launched on iOS and Android at the beginning of May and had garnered massive popularity.

The app became the most downloaded free app on the Apple Store by the end of May and had made it to the top ten apps on Google’s Play Store

Google had posted a statement on its Twitter and Instagram account stating that the app had been removed and that it was “in communications with Google and working to fix this ASAP.