India's Twitter rival Koo shuts down: Here's why
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Twitter rival Koo shuts down: Here's why

India TV News  

Indian social media platform Koo is shutting down, according to its founder Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka. During its peak, Koo had approximately 2.1 million daily active users and 10 million monthly users, with over 9000 VIPs. They also expressed their intention to sell some of the company's assets, stating, "We will be happy to share some of these assets with someone who has a great vision for India's social media landscape. Unlike Instagram, X's new changes may concern its users, as the ability to live stream will soon be accessible only behind its premium paywall.

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Koo app shuts down: Read founder Aprameya Radhakrishna’s full ‘final goodbye’ LinkedIn post
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Koo app shuts down: Read founder Aprameya Radhakrishna’s full ‘final goodbye’ LinkedIn post

Hindustan Times  

Koo, an Indian social media app once seen as a rival to X, is shutting down, founder Aprameya Radhakrishna announced in a LinkedIn post. While we would've liked to keep the app running, the cost of technology services to keep a social media app running is high and we've had to take this tough decision. Social media is probably one …

'We Were Just Months Away from Beating Twitter': Why Is Koo Shutting Down?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'We Were Just Months Away from Beating Twitter': Why Is Koo Shutting Down?

News 18  

Homegrown microblogging startup Koo on Wednesday announced the discontinuation of its services. In a LinkedIn post, its co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka said that at the company’s peak, Koo used to have 10 per cent like ratio, which was 7-10x the ratio Twitter had, and was “just months away from beating Twitter in India in 2022”. Most of them …

Koo, India’s social media app, is shutting down as Dailyhunt talks fail: Report
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Koo, India’s social media app, is shutting down as Dailyhunt talks fail: Report

Hindustan Times  

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X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts
1 year ago

X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts

Firstpost  

Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, had a massive outage as users were unable to browse the platform. As per Downdetector, people were facing issues on the app, website, and Tweetdeck Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is down again and seems to be going through a global outage. As per Downdetector, the website that tracks when certain popular websites …

X Outage: Elon Musk's Twitter Briefly Goes Down For Thousands Of Users Across The Globe
1 year ago

X Outage: Elon Musk's Twitter Briefly Goes Down For Thousands Of Users Across The Globe

ABP News  

X went down for over an hour for thousands of users across the globe. According to the website status tracker Downdetector, the outage started at around 10:37am IST, and about 1,200 users reported issues with the microblogging platform within 20 minutes. By introducing video to Spaces, X aims to provide users with a means to enhance audience engagement directly within …

Lokesh Kanagaraj announces break from social media platforms, mobile: 'During this time, I won't be reachable'
1 year ago

Lokesh Kanagaraj announces break from social media platforms, mobile: 'During this time, I won't be reachable'

Hindustan Times  

Director-producer Lokesh Kanagaraj has announced that he will take a break from all social media platforms to solely focus on his next project. Lokesh Kanagaraj shared a post on X. Lokesh Kanagaraj takes break from social media His statement read, "Greetings, firstly, I would like to extend my thanks to all of you for the love and support you have …

Is Twitter (now X) down for THESE users in India? Know everything here
1 year, 2 months ago

Is Twitter (now X) down for THESE users in India? Know everything here

India TV News  

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Not competing with Twitter or Threads, focusing on regional audiences: Koo Co-founder
1 year, 4 months ago

Not competing with Twitter or Threads, focusing on regional audiences: Koo Co-founder

Live Mint  

Koo's strategy involves not directly competing with X or the recently introduced Threads by Meta. The Koo's Co-founder mentioned to PTI that Koo is actively pursuing a distinct audience segment, one that may not be familiar with platforms like Twitter or Threads. Reportedly, platforms like Koo, often considered a competitor to Twitter, gained prominence some years ago in response to …

Koo, Twitter’s rival in India, fires 30% staff on funding crunch
1 year, 8 months ago

Koo, Twitter’s rival in India, fires 30% staff on funding crunch

Live Mint  

Koo, a Twitter Inc. rival in India, has fired almost a third of its employees in recent months as the firm struggles with losses and an inability to raise funds. The three-year-old microblogging app dismissed 30% of its about 260 workers as the “global sentiment right now is more focused on efficiency than growth and businesses need to work toward …

Financial woes force Koo, Twitter's rival in India, to layoff 30% staff
1 year, 8 months ago

Financial woes force Koo, Twitter's rival in India, to layoff 30% staff

Hindustan Times  

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Twitter down for hours, many users furious: Know what happened
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter down for hours, many users furious: Know what happened

India TV News  

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Backend server architecture changes behind Twitter outage, says Musk
1 year, 11 months ago

Backend server architecture changes behind Twitter outage, says Musk

India TV News  

As Twitter went down for several users globally including in India, the CEO Elon Musk has said that the outage was because of backend changes to make the micro-blogging platform faster. Musk said that "significant backend server architecture changes" have been rolled out. The platform showed error messages to several users, "Something went wrong, but don't fret -- it's not …

The Next Big Bird in Town: Can India’s Koo succeed in replacing Twitter?
2 years, 1 month ago

The Next Big Bird in Town: Can India’s Koo succeed in replacing Twitter?

Firstpost  

As Twitter sees massive turmoil with Elon Musk’s takeover, several of its users are migrating to India’s homegrown platform Koo. This is the insight behind Koo.” Since launching, “Koo has recently witnessed two million Koos and 10 million likes within 48 hours, by users in Brazil alone.” Koo was also launched in Nigeria in June last year after Twitter was …

In spats with Twitter, India's government begins messaging shift to rival Koo
3 years, 4 months ago

In spats with Twitter, India's government begins messaging shift to rival Koo

Live Mint  

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Koo Will Rollout a Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse Inspired Audio Chatroom by July: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Koo Will Rollout a Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse Inspired Audio Chatroom by July: Report

News 18  

Twitter rival, Koo has reportedly announced the launch of a new voice-based chatroom feature by next month. It appears the micro-blogging platform?s upcoming feature is designed to rival Twitter Spaces, which itself took inspiration from Clubhouse that recently made its Android debut. Last month, Koo raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Tiger Global, with existing investors also …

Will double headcount; lot of headroom for growing user base: Koo
3 years, 7 months ago

Will double headcount; lot of headroom for growing user base: Koo

The Hindu  

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo is planning to double its headcount in the next one year as it significantly scales up its user base on the platform, especially vernacular subscribers, its co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna said. Mr. Radhakrishna said Koo is growing exponentially as people are looking for ways to converse online in local languages with community members, and that the platform …

Chinese investor exits Koo's parent company
3 years, 9 months ago

Chinese investor exits Koo's parent company

India TV News  

Existing investors, along with a few prominent Indians, have bought out Chinese venture capital firm Shunwei Capital's minority stake in Twitter's homegrown rival Koo's parent company Bombinate Technologies. Former Indian cricketer Javagal Srinath, BookMyShow Founder Ashish Hemrajani, Udaan Co-Founder Sujeet Kumar, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, and Zerodha Founder Nikhil Kamat have participated in the round to buy out shares of …

App flap: Twitter’s India troubles give local rival Koo a lift
3 years, 10 months ago

App flap: Twitter’s India troubles give local rival Koo a lift

Al Jazeera  

Koo has a fraction of Twitter’s users but surged recently after endorsements by Indian politicians amid a row between the US site and the Indian government. An Indian alternative to Twitter Inc. is experiencing a surge in popularity after the U.S. microblogging site clashed with the country’s government, a sign of the growing political challenges for social media services. The …

Explained: Koo App’s Rise, Users & How it Plans to Take on Twitter
3 years, 10 months ago

Explained: Koo App’s Rise, Users & How it Plans to Take on Twitter

The Quint  

The tussle between Twitter and the Indian government has led to a massive traction for Indian social micro blogging platform, Koo. The desi platform is witnessing high popularity among several politicians and authorities, soon after Twitter refused to follow the government’s order of blocking 1,400 accounts for spreading misinformation and uploading provocative content. However, after a legal non-compliance notice was …

Comparing Capitol Riot, R-day Violence, Centre's Warning to Twitter on Blocking Accounts
3 years, 10 months ago

Comparing Capitol Riot, R-day Violence, Centre's Warning to Twitter on Blocking Accounts

News 18  

India rebuked Twitter on Wednesday for not complying with its orders to take down certain content and warned the social media giant that it needs to obey local laws, even as Indian lawmakers urged their followers to switch to home-grown rival Koo. It is expected that responsible entities not only reaffirm but remain committed to compliance to the law of …

India-made Koo sees surge in users amid Centre's row with Twitter: A look at platform espoused by key Union ministers
3 years, 10 months ago

India-made Koo sees surge in users amid Centre's row with Twitter: A look at platform espoused by key Union ministers

Firstpost  

Koo had won the AatmaNirbhar App Innovation Challenge held by the Government of India in August 2020, and boasts of the presence of key ministers including Ravi Shankar Prasad and Piyush Goyal, and former cricketers Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble, among others An Indian version of the microblogging site Twitter is seemingly gaining popularity among Union ministers and the government …

What is Koo, Who Made it? Top Ten Questions You Had about Twitter's New Desi Doppelganger
3 years, 10 months ago

What is Koo, Who Made it? Top Ten Questions You Had about Twitter's New Desi Doppelganger

News 18  

On Tuesday, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal shared an invite with his followers on Twitter to join a new microblogging social media site called Koo. Here are the top ten questions you might have about the new homegrown microblogging site in town and what it has to do with the Indian government’s silent tussle with Twitter. A …

Twitter requests for formal dialogue over ban on accounts, Govt responds via Koo
3 years, 10 months ago

Twitter requests for formal dialogue over ban on accounts, Govt responds via Koo

India TV News  

The government has responded to Twitter's request for a formal meeting over its order to take down 1,178 accounts for spreading misinformation around farmers' protests. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in a post shared on Koo app said that the Secretary IT will hold talks with Twitter's management. Earlier on Tuesday, Twitter said it is seeking formal dialogue …

As Twitter seeks talks, Ministers move to Indian-made app Koo
3 years, 10 months ago

As Twitter seeks talks, Ministers move to Indian-made app Koo

The Hindu  

Amid the ongoing tussle between the government and microblogging platform Twitter over blocking of content and accounts related to farmers’ protest, Union Ministers and government departments are also setting up accounts on Koo, a Made-in-India alternative to Twitter. Koo, which is similar to Twitter, was among the winners of the government’s ‘AatmaNirbhar App Innovation Challenge’ last year. The move by …

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