TikTok Clone ‘Zynn’ Removed From Play Store Following Plagiarism Allegations

Jun. 11, 2020

Zynn, a short-form video app on the lines ofTikTok, has been banished from the Play Store. The development follows allegations that a large number of videos on the new app are plagiarized from TikTok and other similar platforms. In an interview toWired, some TikTok creators claimed that their accounts have been cloned entirely on Zynn. The app was still available on Apple’s App Store when we checked this morning.

Launched on Android and iOS last month, Zynn has become one of the most downloaded apps on both platforms. The meteoric rise of the app can largely be credited to its reward scheme that pays users to watch videos and recruit other users. According to the app’s homepage, each user earns a flat $1 for signing up. They also get $20 for the first person they get and to join, and $10 for every five people thereafter.

It is worth noting that many Zynn users have been complaining on social media that they have been unable to cash out their payments. Nonprofit media watchdog, Common Sense Media, seeminglyconfirmsthose claims, saying,“the cash pay-out option is frequently down”. What’s more, it also described the whole process as a modern-day pyramid scheme. So are you a Zynn user? Let us know in the comments below.

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