The Tooter homepage has Made in India emblazon ed on it. This is the “Swadeshi social network” that welcomes us all to “Swadeshi Andolan 2.0”. The service bears a marked resemblance to the microblogging site Twitter – in its name as well as its features. According to reports, Tooter has been around since July, however, it only recently caught the attention of people. It goes without saying that the tweeple had some obvious comparisons to make between Twitter and Tooter.
People are calling it the desi version of Twitter. Many of the top leaders of the country and many other members of the ruling party are said to have accounts on this platform.
Some feel that this is just an imitation of Twitter.
Oddly, there is no Wikipedia page for Tooter yet and we don’t yet have details about the number of users on the platform.
People think Twitter is to Tooter what Roger Federer is to Arbaz Khan.
Yuzvendra Chahal may or may not be imitating the Dwayne the Rock Johnson but Tooter seems to be imitating Twitter.
Tooter’s terms and conditions seem to be a straight lift from those of Twitter, with mentions of the ‘First Amendment’ and (jurisdiction of) ‘a US court’.
Some pointed out how the PM seems recently to have been emulating the look one of India’s most beloved and respected intellectuals.
Tooter is free for use like Twitter.
However Tooter also seems to have a paid Premium version.
It is not clear what extra services/features the premium or paid version of Tooter entitles the user to.
Some thought that Tooter is counterfeit, just like veg Biryani (there is no such thing, but that’s an argument for another day).
Justin Beiber and Justsul (Instagrammer with over 6 million followers) appear to be wearing the same sort of underwear, however, the similarity ends there.
Some recalled how one popular TV news anchor had tried to dress up as an astronaut.
Some think that Tooter is like Parler, which is popular among rightwing supporters in the US.
Many of the tweeple have welcomed the swadeshi social network however some others feel that Tooter is a pale imitation of Twitter.
The loyal tweeple Twitter think that Tooter may try to imitate but can never become Twitter.
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