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   Feb 14, 2021 · By Shruti Menon. 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...

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2. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-india-56037901Koo v Twitter: Why India's government is favouring a social ...

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   Feb 13, 2021 · 13 February 2021. By Shruti Menon,BBC Reality Check. BBC. The Koo logo is becoming an increasingly common sight on Indian phones. A little yellow chick is gaining prominence in India as a...

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   Why is Koo so popular in India?

   • Launched in March last year, it has received an award from the Indian government, which is trying to push for greater self-reliance. Koo functions in a very similar way to Twitter and claims to have attracted three million downloads since its launch, a third of which it describes as active users. Who are Koo's backers?

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   Is Koo a good alternative to Twitter?

   • Koo was thrust into the spotlight last year as an alternative to Twitter amid a row between the Indian government and the US microblogging platform. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government asked the platform to block allegedly incendiary accounts - Twitter complied initially and then restored them, citing "insufficient justification".

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   Why is India promoting new microblogging site Koo?

   • "No-one has been able to reach Twitter's scale," says Mr Pahwa, "because it gives us access to news and information from a global base of users." Indian ministers have been promoting new microblogging site Koo following disagreements with Twitter.

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   Does Koo compete with sharechat in India?

   • Koo currently competes with ShareChat in India, a far bigger rival in terms of its user base. As it scales up across Indian languages, it will be doubling its headcount to 500 people. Buoyed by the platform's success in Nigeria, Mr Bidawatka plans to take the platform to countries outside India where English is not the dominant language.

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4. www.youtube.com › watchGravitas: Nigeria switches to India's Koo app after Twitter ban

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   Jun 10, 2021 · 7.6K. 186K views 2 years ago #Gravitas #Nigeria #Koo. Nigerians are desperately hunting for VPNs after a nationwide ban on Twitter. Some have switched to alternatives like India's Koo...

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   © 2023 Google LLC. Indian Celebrated App KOO is Facing The End? Is Koo losing the battle against Twitter, X, and Threads? Has Elon Musk signed off the end for Koo?In this week'...

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   MeitY, NITI Aayog, and Union Minister Piyush Goyal have all joined Koo and tweeted about it. But what is Koo all about? We spoke to Aprameya Radhakrishna, Co...

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7. www.independent.co.uk › news › worldWhat is Koo, the app India wants to replace Twitter? | The ...

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   Feb 11, 2021 · At a time when the Indian government and Twitter have locked horns over free speech on social media platforms, Koo – a homegrown app modelled along the lines of the US -based microblogging site ...

8. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-asia-india-60194920Koo: India's Twitter alternative with global ambitions - BBC News

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   Feb 4, 2022 · BBC Business Correspondent. Can Indian microblogging app Koo beat Twitter? That's certainly the goal, according to co-founder Mayank Bidawatka, who says Koo expects to surpass Twitter's...