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Jul 3, 2024 · Koo, which launched in late 2019, shot to prominence in 2021 after the Indian government clashed with Twitter (now called X) over its refusal to block certain accounts linked to the 2020-2021...
Indian ministers have been promoting new microblogging site Koo following disagreements with Twitter.
- Twitter vs The Indian Government
- Modi's 'Mass Censorship'
- So What Is Koo and Why Should We Care?
- So Can It Succeed?
Twitter has become embroiled in one of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biggest political challenges since he took office. Widespread protests against new laws that would deregulatesome areas of India's agriculture sector have riled government ministers who have said misinformation has fuelled resistance to the reforms. The Indian government c...
Nikhil Pahwa, a digital rights activist and the founder of MediaNama.com, said the government's demands had been shrouded in secrecy and had fallen under a complex area of Indian law. "Twitter has seemingly violated the government's orders under this law ... but if the matter was to go to court, then it would give us room for transparency around th...
What makes Koo particularly appealing in a multilingual country such as India is that it is already operating in five languages and plans to introduce 12 more. It was launched in March last year by a duo of well-known start-up entrepreneurs, who claim to have 3 million downloads and 1 million active users —still significantly fewer than Twitter's 1...
"It takes a democracy to create a debate, it takes a debate for a platform to flourish," Mr Pahwa said. "If Koo is going to be just right-wing focused, and there's only one side on it, then I guess it will become an echo chamber and there'll be no-one to fight," he said. The move to Koo is seen by some as an effort to wean off overseas apps and onl...
- Sean Mantesso
Twitter's loss has been Koo's gain, as several Indian ministers and government departments, as well as some celebrities, have created accounts.
Koo, which caters primarily to non-English users in India, launched in early 2020. It expanded to Nigeria in 2021 when the country suspended Twitter. It now wants to reach 100 million users...
- Nikhil Inamdar
Feb 9, 2021 · We spoke to Aprameya Radhakrishna, Co-Founder, Koo to know how is it different from Twitter, and what is Koo's stance on freedom of expression. MeitY, NITI Aayog, and Union Minister Piyush Goyal...
Nov 16, 2021 · A decade after Twitter emerged as an international platform and helped fuel protest movements that brought down leaders during the Arab Spring, the growth of Koo is a reflection of the...
