Pointed out that Google deleted a large number of reviews to raise the rating of TikTok



The number of users of the video-sharing app ' TikTok ' has increased rapidly, but on the other hand, criticism is gathering as it is a hotbed of discrimination and crime. In India, the anti-TikTok movement is particularly strong, and people who ask for a ban on TikTok have dropped the app rating at once, but in response to this, Google said, `` We deleted the review on Google Play and raised the rating of TikTok. Is pointed out.

Google removes over 5 million reviews from Play Store to improve TikTok rating-Technology News
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/google-removes-over-5-million-reviews-from-play-store-to-improve-tiktok-rating-1681721-2020-05-25

TikTok's Rating Up Again As Google Deletes Over A Million Reviews Overnight-Gizbot News
https://www.gizbot.com/apps/news/tiktok-s-rating-up-again-as-google-deletes-over-a-million-reviews-overnight-067854.html



TikTok, a video sharing app, has been downloaded 2 billion times so far and has become a popular enterprise value of 100 billion dollars (about 10 trillion yen), but it is ' a hunting ground for pedophiles '. Critics continue to say, ' We limit the reach of posts by people with disabilities and lesbian gays .' In addition, in India, TikTok's movie with more than 70 million views has been deleted as 'bullying', and it has also developed into a situation where women's rights groups are accused of 'movies spreading violence against women'. It was

Anti-TikTok movement by Indian internet users is big, hashtags calling for a ban on TikTok became popular, and TikTok's rating on Google Play dropped from 4.6 stars to 2 stars in India on May 20th, After that, the rating dropped to 1.2.

Meanwhile, digital marketer Norbert Elekes posted on Twitter, 'Google deleted more than 1 million TikTok reviews overnight. That's why the rating went from 1.2 to 1.6.' Mr. Elekes also posted two images showing a rating of '28 million reviews, star 1.2' and a rating of '27 million reviews, star 1.6'.



It should be noted that Google has not disclosed the reason for deleting some reviews.

in Mobile,   Software, Posted by darkhorse_log