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Feb 13, 2021 · The Koo logo is becoming an increasingly common sight on Indian phones. A little yellow chick is gaining prominence in India as a result of tensions between Twitter and the Indian government.
- 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...
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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 by...
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 growing ...
After weeks of battling with Twitter, some of India’s most prominent Hindu nationalist politicians took to their social accounts and instructed their followers to leave Western social networks for Koo, a local, free-speech platform.
Feb 1, 2024 · But a new report from the nonprofit Global Witness and the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) finds that YouTube and Koo, a homegrown Twitter-style alternative that specializes in Indian...
Sep 2, 2021 · By: BLOOMBERG. Updated on: Aug 21 2022, 20:01 IST. Twitter vs Koo: The Indian app, which allows users to send tweet-like posts in English and 7 Indian languages, has seen about 85% of...
