Will help to engage with its 60 million active users across 15 Indian
languages
ShareChat, the Indian
social media platform, today welcomes MyGov India , an initiative by Government
of India for citizen engagement, on its platform. With this development, MyGov India will be
able to connect and engage with over 60 million active users in 15
Indian languages. on the platform.
With the Indian government
putting a ban on 59 Chinese internet platforms on Monday owing to serious
national security, privacy and other risks, the announcement on
MyGovIndia joining ShareChat makes immense significance.
Berges Y Malu, Director
- Public Policy, ShareChat said, “ShareChat
is silently leading a social media revolution with a strong focus on regional
outreach keeping its Bharat connect pristine. Over the years, we have worked on
addressing our complex regional diversity and scaled up to more than 60 million
active users. We have made this possible with our content diversity across 25+
categories that connects culturally with every user on the platform.
MyGovIndia’s presence reaffirms our connect with the Indian culture and ethos
and inspires us to stay committed towards our regional and language-first
internet users”
Speaking on the ban of 59
Chinese apps, he said, “We welcome the move from the government against
platforms that have had serious privacy, cyber security and national security
risks. We expect the government to continue their support for the Indian
startup ecosystem”
In April 2020, ShareChat
has helped in promoting Aarogya Setu extensively on the platform, and
contributed INR 50 million worth of ad-credits in spreading awareness around
Aarogya Setu.
ShareChat was built
with a vision to provide a comfortable digital space not only for the
language-first internet users, but also for every first-time internet
user. The platform enables every user to share their thoughts,
emotions, opinions; and become friends with others without any language
barrier. Spearheading India 's
internet revolution, ShareChat is changing the way in which the next billion
users will interact on the internet. With over 1 billion monthly Whatsapp
shares, today users spend more than 25 minutes daily on the platform.