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[–] [email protected] 123 points 2 days ago (14 children)

TLDR:

  • local companies rushed to meet their demand, including MX TakaTak, Chingari, and Moj
  • meta launched reels, YouTube launched shorts

No mention of users in India rushing out to download and install similar Chinese-language apps. 🤔

[–] embed_me 15 points 2 days ago (6 children)

From first hand experience, Instagram reels took the crown with YT shorts in the second place.

In my circle, I haven't seen anyone use local social media apps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Is using Tiktok with a VPN or as a modded APK popular? I've seen that in my country.

[–] embed_me 1 points 1 day ago

Not that I know of. It's too much hassle for the average person

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