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#[[TikTok]] [[copycat]] [[removed]] [[from]] [[Google's]] [[Play]] [[Store]] 
#[[Published14|Published]] 10 [[June]] 2020
#[[Zynn]] [[has]] [[been]] [[widely]] [[downloaded]] 
#[[since]] [[launching]] [[last]] [[month]] 
#[[Google]] [[has]] [[removed]] [[video]] [[app]] [[Zynn]] [[from]] [[its]] [[Play]] [[Store]] 
#[[amid]] [[accusations]] [[it]] [[has]] [[been]] [[stealing]] [[content]] [[from]] [[other]] [[apps]].  
#[[The]] [[TikTok]]-[[style]] [[app]] [[offers]] [[cash]] [[payouts]] [[to]] [[users]] [[who]] [[sign]] [[up]] [[and]] [[watch]] [[videos]], <br><br>
#[[and]] [[has]] [[became]] [[one]] [[of]] [[the]] [[most]] [[downloaded]] [[apps]] [[in]] [[the]] [[US]].  
#[[But]] [[it]] [[has]] [[sparked]] [[a]] [[number]] [[of]] [[complaints]] [[from]] [[social]] [[media]] [[influencers]] [[who]] [[claim]] [[their]] [[videos]] [[are]] [[being]] [[reposted]] [[without]] [[permission]].  
#[[Zynn]] [[said]] [[it]] [[had]] [[launched]] [[a]] [[new]] [[method]] [[for]] [[users]] [[to]] [[report]] [[plagiarism]]. <br><br> 
#[[The]] [[popular]] [[video]] [[platform]] [[is]] [[funded]] [[by]] [[Kuaishou]], 
#[[the]] [[Chinese]] [[rival]] [[to]] [[TikTok]] [[owner]] [[ByteDance]].  
#[[Zynn]] [[was]] [[first]] [[made]] [[available]] [[officially]] [[to]] [[users]] [[at]] [[the]] [[beginning]] [[of]] [[May]].  <br><br>
#[[However]], [[according]] [[to]] [[Wired]], 
#[[many]] [[of]] [[the]] [[copycat]] [[accounts]] [[on]] [[the]] [[platform]] 
#[[uploaded]] [[their]] [[first]] [[posts]] [[in]] [[February]].  
#[[Users]] [[earn]] [[money]] [[on]] [[the]] [[app]] [[by]] [[watching]] [[videos]] [[and]] [[inviting]] [[friends]] [[to]] [[sign]] [[up]].  
#[[Earnings]] [[can]] [[then]] [[be]] [[used]] [[to]] [[buy]] [[gift]] [[cards]], [[or]] [[transferred]] [[via]] [[PayPal]].  
#[[Now]] [[a]] [[number]] [[of]] [[popular]] [[TikTok]] [[users]], [[some]] [[with]] [[millions]] [[of]] [[followers]], [[have]] [[come]] [[forward]] [[claiming]] [[that]] [[accounts]] [[pretending]] [[to]] [[be]] [[them]] [[have]] [[begun]] [[appearing]] [[on]] [[Zynn]]. 
#“[[I]] [[feel]] [[that]] [[it]]’[[s]] [[honestly]] [[sad]] [[that]] [[they]] [[are]] [[stealing]] [[creators]]’ [[content]] [[and]] [[impersonating]] [[people]],” 
#[[a]] [[TikTok]] [[influencer]] [[told]] [[Wired]].  
#[[The]] [[app's]] [[community]] [[guidelines]] [[ban]] [[users]] [[from]] [[posting]]
#"[[anything]] [[that]] [[you]] [[do]] [[not]] [[own]] [[or]] [[do]] [[not]] [[have]] [[permission]] [[from]] [[the]] [[owner]] [[to]] [[share]]".  [[Google]] [[has]] [[removed]] [[the]] [[app]] [[from]] [[its]] [[Play]] [[Store]] [[amid]] [[the]] [[controversy]], [[although]] [[the]] [[tech]] [[giant]] [[has]] [[yet]] [[to]] [[confirm]] [[its]] [[reason]] [[for]] [[doing]] [[so]].  
#[[The]] [[BBC]] [[has]] [[asked]] [[Zynn]] [[and]] [[Google]] [[for]] [[comment]].  
#[[A]] [[spokesman]] [[for]] [[Apple]] [[said]] [[the]] [[company]] [[is]] "[[investigating]]" [[the]] [[app]], 
#[[which]] [[is]] [[currently]] [[still]] [[available]] [[on]] [[its]] [[app]] [[store]].
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#[[TikTok]]: [[An]] [[cire]] [[wata]] [[manhajar]] [[Zynn]] [[daga]] [[rumbun]] [[Google's]] [[Play]]
#10 [[Yuni]] 2020
#[[Ana]] [[ta]] [[sauke]] [[manhajar]] [[Zynn]] [[a]] [[fadin]] [[duniya]]
#[[tun]] [[bayan]] [[kaddamar]] [[da]] [[ita]] [[a]] [[watan]] [[jiya]]  
#[[Google]] [[ya]] [[cire]] [[manhajar]] [[Zynn]] [[da]] [[ake]] [[daukar]] [[hoton]] [[bidiyo]] [[daga]] [[cikin]] [[tsarinta]] 
#[[yayin]] [[da]] [[ake]] [[tsaka]] [[da]] [[zargin]] [[manahajar]] [[da]] [[satar]] [[fasahar]] [[wasu]] [[manhajojin]].  
#[[Zynn]] [[da]] [[ta]] [[saci]] [[tsarin]] [[manhajar]] [[TikTok]] [[ya]] [[sanya]] [[gasar]] [[kudi]] [[ga]] [[masu]] [[amfani]] [[da]] [[shi]] [[da]] [[suka]] [[shiga]] [[suka]] [[kalli]] [[bidiyo]], 
#[[cikin]] [[gaggawa]] [[ya]] [[zama]] [[daya]] [[daga]] [[cikin]] [[manhajojin]] [[da]] [[aka]] [[fi]] [[saukewa]] [[a]] [[kan]] [[waya]] [[a]] [[Amurka]].  
#[[Amma]] [[ya]] [[janyo]] [[korafe]]-[[korafe]] [[daga]] [[wajen]] [[masu]] [[yawan]] [[mabiya]] [[da]] [[ke]] [[ikirarin]] [[ana]] [[kara]] [[wallafa]] [[bidiyonsu]] [[a]] [[intanet]] [[ba]] [[da]] [[izininsu]] [[ba]].  
#[[Zynn]] [[ya]] [[ce]] [[ya]] [[kaddamar]] [[da]] [[sabuwar]] [[hanya]] [[ga]] [[masu]] [[amfani]] [[da]] [[shi]] [[domin]] [[su]] [[shigar]] [[da]] [[karar]] [[masu]] [[satar]] [[fasaha]].  
#[[Fitacciyar]] [[manhajar]] [[dai]] [[na]] [[samun]] [[kudinta]] [[ne]] [[daga]] [[Kauishou]], 
#[[wani]] [[dan]] [[kasar]] [[China]] [[da]] [[ke]] [[takun]] [[saka]] [[kamfanin]] [[TikTok]] [[wanda]] [[ya]] [[mallaki]] [[byteDance]].  
#[[A]] [[farkon]] [[watan]] [[Mayu]] [[ne]] [[wannan]] [[manhaja]] [[ta]] [[Zynn]] [[ta]] [[zama]] [[ta]] [[wadatu]] [[ga]] [[masu]] [[son]] [[ajiye]] [[ta]] [[kan]] [[wayoyinsu]].  
#[[Haka]] [[kuma]] [[jaridar]] [[Wired]] 
#[[ta]] [[ce]] [[mafi]] [[yawan]] [[shafukan]] [[da]] [[aka]] [[bude]] [[da]] [[suka]] [[yi]] [[satar]] [[fasaha]], 
#[[sun]] [[fara]] [[wallafe]]-[[wallafe]] [[ne]] [[a]] [[watan]] [[Faburairu]]. 
#[[Masu]] [[amfani]] [[da]] [[manhajar]] [[na]] [[samun]] [[kudi]] [[duk]] [[lokacin]] [[da]] [[suka]] [[kalli]] [[bidiyo]] [[kuma]] [[suna]] [[gayyatar]] [[abokansu]] [[su]] [[sauke]] [[manhajar]].  
#[[Ana]] [[karbar]] [[kudin]] [[ne]] [[ta]] [[hanyar]] [[kyautar]] [[kati]], [[ko]] [[kuma]] [[aika]] [[kudi]] [[ta]] [[Paypal]].  
#[[Yanzu]] [[masu]] [[amfani]] [[da]] [[TikTok]] [[na]] [[korafin]] [[ana]] [[bude]] [[wasu]] [[sabbin]] [[shafuka]] [[da]] [[bayanansu]] [[a]] [[Zynn]].  
#"[[A]] [[ganina]] [[abin]] [[takaici]] [[ne]] [[wannan]] [[domin]] [[kuwa]] [[satar]] [[fasaha]] [[ne]], [[da]] [[kuma]] [[sojan]] [[gona]] [[kan]] [[bayanan]] [[mutane]]," 
#[[Wani]] [[mai]] [[amfani]] [[da]] [[TikTok]] [[ya]] [[shaidawa]] [[Wired]].  
#[[Ya]] [[kamata]] [[masu]] [[lura]] [[da]] [[harkokin]] [[kafafen]]
#"[[Su]] [[hana]] [[kowa]] [[wallafa]] [[abin]] [[da]] [[ba]] [[nasa]] [[ba]] [[ko]] [[kuma]] [[tura]] [[wani]] [[abu]] [[ba]] [[tare]] [[da]] [[sanin]] [[wanda]] [[ya]] [[mallake]] [[shi]] [[ba]]".  
#[[BBC]] [[ta]] [[tambayi]] [[Zynn]] [[kan]] [[wannan]] [[mataki]] [[na]] [[Google]].  
#[[Mai]] [[magana]] [[da]] [[yawun]] [[manhajar]] [[ya]] [[ce]] [[kamfanin]] [[yana]] [[bicike]] [[kan]] [[manhajar]], 
#[[wadda]] [[har]] [[yanzu]] [[take]] [[kan]] [[rumbun]] [[Google]].

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