Meet ‘Tooter’, India’s Swadeshi Version of Twitter: All you need to know
On Tuesday, Indian Twitter was abuzz after netizens discovered what appeared to be a self-proclaimed swadeshi clone of Twitter named ‘Tooter’.
The ‘Made in India’ social media platform ‘Tooter’ has a similar color scheme and interface as that of the American microblogging site Twitter.
A quick glance at the website’s “About” section Tooter has explained the purpose of the new social networking platform.
“We believe that India should have a Swadeshi social network. Without one we are just a digital colony of the American Twitter India Company, no different than what we were under the British East India Company. Tooter is our Swadeshi Andolan 2.0. Join us in this Andolan. Join us!”
Tooter has a web application as well as an Android app on the Google Play store but is missing from App Store for iOS devices as of now.
The reports suggested that as soon as a user creates an account, it soon follows the creator of the website Nanda with handle @nanda. Also, Tooter allows users to sign up with Gmail and Yahoo accounts only.
My inspiration for starting Tooter. Let's put an end to this digital colonization of India. Join me. Join Tooter!https://t.co/Kiv7J2xPFo
— Nanda (@nanda8tooter) August 17, 2020
According to the source, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is there on Tooter with a verified account. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Sadhguru are also on the platform with verified accounts. The BJP also has an official account on Tooter.
Meanwhile, India on Tuesday blocked 43 more Chinese mobile apps, including Alibaba Group Holding’s e-commerce app AliExpress, in a fresh wave of web sanctions amid its border standoff with China.
