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What is the Tenchat application?
The Russian social network Tenchat has been a mark of 1 million users. According to the YOTA mobile operator, its traffic grew 586 times, and the number of users in 243. “Paper” tells what you need to know about the Russian application gaining popularity against the backdrop of blocking of foreign competitors.
The Tenchat social network application appeared in the summer of 2021, but then, according to the creators , the functionality was not fully implemented. The project belongs to the financial marketplace "All-Russian Business Center", its development was carried out with the support of the Skolkovo Foundation. After the blocking of social networks in Russia, the Tenchat audience grew from 200 thousand in February to a million (according to mediakitis) in April.
The application positions itself as a social network for business communication, the search for employees and vacancies. Tenchat has several sections:
- “Home Tape”, where are the posts from users dedicated to the topic of business.
- “Communications”, where you can find companies and people with whom the user has interests.
- “Business.inter” is a section inside “Relations”, where you can look for employers, companies or employees. The mechanics of the section are arranged according to the model of the tenderor.
- “Business” - a section with services that allow you to look for companies, public procurement, lots at bidding in bankruptcy and municipal property, as well as checking counterparties.
- "Chats" - a full -fledged messenger.
When registering, you need to choose one of three types of profiles: “business owner”, “company employee” and “freelancer”. And also indicate your data, tell about education and place of work, leave contacts and describe competencies. In the section dedicated to the place of work, only the real legal entity can be indicated, which needs to be found in the catalog according to the TIN.
Tenchat has gained popularity in March, during mass blocking of Western social networks in Russia. On March 21, the Moscow Court recognized the META as an extremist organization of Facebook and Instagram, earlier these social networks blocked at the request of the Prosecutor General. Prior to this, on March 6, Tiktok in Russia temporarily suspended work due to the Fake Law. And on March 4, Roskomnadzor blocked Twitter.
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