It's a promising start for a company founded less than a year ago, but less than Twitter's 4.2 million Indian downloads during the same period. Over the past couple of years, the Modi government has ratcheted up its pressure on global tech companies. The world's most populous nation has largely sealed off its billion-plus people from foreign tech companies for decades, using a massive censorship apparatus known as The Great Firewall. Instead, China's internet ecosystem is made up of homegrown companies such asand, someof which have become large global players. It's also about sending a message to companies like Facebook and Twitter: Access to India's massive internet shouldn't be taken for granted.

Source: CNN March 08, 2021 23:48 UTC