Google takes down TikTok-rival Mitron app from Play store

Popular video-sharing app Mitron app, which had gained popularity in India for its TikTok-like features, has been taken down from Google Play store.

Previously, it reported that the Mitron app was developed by Shivank Agarwal, a student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. With the ‘Boycott China Products’ campaign gaining pace on social media platforms over the India-China border row in the east, TikTok took a beating, as millions of people put negative posts and gave bad ratings on the Google Play store’s app review section.

During this period, Mitron became the best alternative to the TikTok and within a month of making the debut on Play store, it garnered more than 50 lakh installations.