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Feb 14, 2021 · BBC Reality Check. A little yellow chick is gaining prominence in India as a result of tensions between Twitter and the Indian government. Koo, a new microblogging app, is being used...
Feb 10, 2021 · NEW DELHI, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Indian social-media app Koo is witnessing a surge in popularity, fuelled by politicians and others flocking to it after U.S. rival Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) refused...
Feb 10, 2021 · Q.Why is the Indian government shifting to Koo? The move to Koo, a homegrown version of Twitter, is in line with the Narendra Modi government’s push for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”. Koo was one of the winners of the Atma Nirbhar Innovation Challenge introduced by the government last year, soon after it banned a series of Chinese apps like TikTok.
- What is Koo?Koo is a microblogging social media app that was launched 10 months ago in March 2020 by a Bengaluru based start-up. It is currently being pitched...
- Who made Koo?Koo was co-founded by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidwatka in 2020. It is owned by the parent company Bombinate Technologies Pvt Ltd which als...
- Who are Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidwatka?Entrepreneur Aprameya Radhakrishna is the CEO of Bombinate technologies a graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Before Koo,...
- Is Koo on Google Play Store?Koo can be downloaded from the Google Play Store where it is described as “a personal updates and opinion-sharing micro-blogging platform”. The app...
- Who all are currently on Koo?Koo currently has 2.5 million downloads on the Play Store. Apart from Union Minister Piyush Goyal, many others such as IT Minister Ravi Shankar Pra...
- Why is the Indian government shifting to Koo?The move to Koo, a homegrown version of Twitter, is in line with the Narendra Modi government’s push for “Atma Nirbhar Bharat”. Koo was one of the...
- What has it got to do with Twitter?The sudden shift to Koo coincides with the Indian government’s ongoing tussle with the Jack Dorsey-owned American microblogging app Twitter. The co...
- What is India’s fight with Twitter?In a strongly-worded notice to Twitter, MeitY last week said it had on January 31 asked the micro-blogging site to block 257 URLs (web addresses) a...
- What is Koo’s advantage over Twitter?While Koo is almost identical to Twitter in layout and even offers certain features that Twitter does not, one of the biggest advantages of Koo in...
- Is this the first rival for Twitter in India?Indian users angry with Twitter’s free speech or rampant blocking laws have for a while been looking for other alternatives to Twitter. Last year,...
Following this standoff, many Cabinet Ministers such as Piyush Goyal and various government officials moved to Koo and urged supporters to follow. This led to a surge in Koo's user base. [9] In April 2021, Ravi Shankar Prasad became the first minister with 2.5 million followers on Koo.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government asked the platform to block allegedly incendiary accounts - Twitter complied initially and then restored them, citing...
Feb 18, 2021 · A tussle between the Indian government and Twitter is fuelling a surge in users on India's new social media platform, Koo. It's raising questions over censorship and freedom of speech in the world ...
Nov 16, 2021 · By Gerry Shih. November 16, 2021 at 4:00 a.m. EST. Members of the All India Students Federation teach farmers how to use social media during a demonstration in Ghaziabad, India, in February. Their...
