With The Government's Anger Over Twitter, Use Of The Made in India App 'Koo' Has Increased Among Indian Officials
With The Government's Anger Over Twitter, Use Of The Made in India App 'Koo' Has Increased Among Indian Officials
Challenging Twitter in India, the new microblogging app 'Koo' is becoming popular day by day. For some time now, it has been common for Indians to see the 'Koo' logo of a small yellow bird on their gadgets. The use of 'Koo' in Indian government offices is on the rise amid growing tensions between the Indian government and Twitter.
The Indian government has demanded a ban on some Twitter accounts, saying they provided false and misleading information during a demonstration in New Delhi on January 26. But Twitter did not hear the government's complaint. He reopened the suspended accounts.
The government asked Twitter to close the accounts of opposition leaders, news outlets and some journalists. But since Twitter did not take action in favor of it, the use of 'Koo' app has been increasing by boycotting Twitter at the government level.
They have started using 'Koo' as a new platform. They have also run a hashtag campaign to shut down Twitter in India.
That's why the 'Koo' app is slowly attracting the attention of Indian microbloggers.
Currently, Koo can be operated in five other national languages, including English. It is said that preparations are being made to operate it in 12 more languages. Launched last March, Koo has received the award from the Government of India.
Cooley works just like Twitter, with more than 3.1 million downloads so far, one-third of which are active users, the company claims. In early February, Bangalore-based Bambinate Technologies, Koo's parent company, added 4 million to the project.
Mohandas Pai, who is considered to be the chief executive of 'Koo', is also known as the co-founder of IT giant Infosys. He has also openly supported the BJP-led government of India. Koo has been promoted as a 'Made in India App' saying that it is needed with Indians.
Although Twitter users have accused it of being built with Chinese help, Kuma's CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna has claimed that it is now free of all Chinese support and investment.
India-made app 'Koo' has been compared by many to the American social media app parlor. The parlor had been describing itself as a platform for free expression. Which soon became popular among supporters of then-President Donald Trump. A large group of people accused of receiving angry and misleading information from Twitter started running the parlor. In India, too, Koo is seen as a loss to Twitter. Some ministers and government officials, as well as many of his supporters, have started following the new app.
According to Indian Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, he currently has more than 500,000 followers in Koo. His ministry has received more than 1.5 million followers in the past few days. "We are very excited about this kind of inclination in the Indian app," he said. New apps like Koo and Parlor have made Twitter more competitive and challenging.
Challenging Twitter in India, the new microblogging app 'Koo' is becoming popular day by day. For some time now, it has been common for Indians to see the 'Koo' logo of a small yellow bird on their gadgets. The use of 'Koo' in Indian government offices is on the rise amid growing tensions between the Indian government and Twitter.
The Indian government has demanded a ban on some Twitter accounts, saying they provided false and misleading information during a demonstration in New Delhi on January 26. But Twitter did not hear the government's complaint. He reopened the suspended accounts.
The government asked Twitter to close the accounts of opposition leaders, news outlets and some journalists. But since Twitter did not take action in favor of it, the use of 'Koo' app has been increasing by boycotting Twitter at the government level.
They have started using 'Koo' as a new platform. They have also run a hashtag campaign to shut down Twitter in India.
That's why the 'Koo' app is slowly attracting the attention of Indian microbloggers.
Currently, Koo can be operated in five other national languages, including English. It is said that preparations are being made to operate it in 12 more languages. Launched last March, Koo has received the award from the Government of India.
Cooley works just like Twitter, with more than 3.1 million downloads so far, one-third of which are active users, the company claims. In early February, Bangalore-based Bambinate Technologies, Koo's parent company, added 4 million to the project.
Mohandas Pai, who is considered to be the chief executive of 'Koo', is also known as the co-founder of IT giant Infosys. He has also openly supported the BJP-led government of India. Koo has been promoted as a 'Made in India App' saying that it is needed with Indians.
Although Twitter users have accused it of being built with Chinese help, Kuma's CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna has claimed that it is now free of all Chinese support and investment.
India-made app 'Koo' has been compared by many to the American social media app parlor. The parlor had been describing itself as a platform for free expression. Which soon became popular among supporters of then-President Donald Trump. A large group of people accused of receiving angry and misleading information from Twitter started running the parlor. In India, too, Koo is seen as a loss to Twitter. Some ministers and government officials, as well as many of his supporters, have started following the new app.
According to Indian Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, he currently has more than 500,000 followers in Koo. His ministry has received more than 1.5 million followers in the past few days. "We are very excited about this kind of inclination in the Indian app," he said. New apps like Koo and Parlor have made Twitter more competitive and challenging.
