New Delhi: Facing the warmth over a report which claimed that Chingari is constructing an grownup leisure app through its paid 1-on-1 video name characteristic, the short-video making app stated on Monday the declare about Chingari’s pivot paid reside 1-on-1 calls between creators and customers is baseless.

Leading startup information portal Inc42 stated in a report, citing sources, that “since 1-on-1 video calls are private, the chances of involving graphic images or language is high”.

The report examined Chingari’s pivot to “18+ content with paid live 1-on-1 calls between creators and users”.

The report additionally noticed recruitment posts for creators with guarantees of huge payouts, along with a number of social media advertisements and movies that includes salacious guarantees to customers.

In an announcement, the corporate stated that Chingari Private Call is a characteristic of Chingari that permits customers to work together 1:1 utilizing video mode.

“It’s interactive, enabling viewers to comment, ask questions, and send virtual gifts during the stream. It enabled creators to monetize their time. The claim of “Chingari’s pivot paid live 1-on-1 calls between creators and users’ is baseless,” the platform added.

“Chingari private call is just one of the features of this app. So to infer, Chingari in no way has pivoted to only this feature. Moreover, this feature was introduced because no other legacy platform allows users to directly talk to their favourite creators,” the platform additional argued.

To verify any NSFW content material, stated the corporate, it has a strong AI-based mannequin and “have a team of moderators who keep an eye on such content”.

“We at Chingari take the concern around NSFW content very seriously. Being a community-driven platform, we are open to feedback and suggestions,” it added.

According to the Inc42 report, after it questioned Chingari about its new characteristic and monetisation mannequin, “the company even changed its Android app’s parental rating on the Google Play Store to 18+ this week (June 22, 2023), even though the personal video call feature was introduced in April”.