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Koo app shuts down: Read founder Aprameya Radhakrishna’s full ‘final goodbye’ LinkedIn post
5 months, 3 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 …

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Koo, India’s social media app, is shutting down as Dailyhunt talks fail: Report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

Indian microblogging platform Koo, an alternative to X, is shutting down, The Morning Context reported, citing an unnamed source. The four-year-old startup’s decision to wind up was triggered after acquisition talks with online media firm Dailyhunt fell through, the report claimed. Although in February 2021, the company raised $4.1 million in its series A round and three months late raised …

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China’s probe into Foxconn ‘political’, Taiwan security chief says
1 year, 1 month ago

China’s probe into Foxconn ‘political’, Taiwan security chief says

Al Jazeera  

Wellington Koo says tax investigation is aimed at dissuading Foxconn founder Terry Gou from running for president. Taipei’s national security chief has said a Chinese tax probe into Taiwan tech giant Foxconn is “political” as its billionaire founder Terry Gou is running for president of the democratically ruled island. Taiwan’s National Security Council head said on Monday there was a …

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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 …

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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  

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 …

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India's Twitter alternative Koo integrates ChatGPT to help users create posts, details here
1 year, 9 months ago

India's Twitter alternative Koo integrates ChatGPT to help users create posts, details here

India Today  

ChatGPT took the internet by storm when it was unveiled as a prototype in November 2022. And now, Indian company Koo has also integrated ChatGPT to help users create better content. Koo integrates ChatGPT to boost content creation Koo, that is touted to be India's answer to Twitter, has now integrated ChatGPT in an attempt to help users create content. …

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As governments across Asia fight for control over the internet and big tech, citizens on social media face rising online crackdowns
1 year, 11 months ago

As governments across Asia fight for control over the internet and big tech, citizens on social media face rising online crackdowns

ABC  

During the COVID-19 lockdowns in Vietnam last year, blogger Bui Van Thuan took to Facebook to criticise a government plan to use soldiers to deliver groceries to people confined to their homes in Ho Chi Minh City. Key points: Vietnam has arrested dozens of journalists and vloggers over social media posts Human rights groups are concerned "digital repression" could have …

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KOO Coin Reward: Delhi High Court Restrains Websites, Apps From Offering Digital Currencies Under Microblogging Platform's Trademark
2 years, 4 months ago

KOO Coin Reward: Delhi High Court Restrains Websites, Apps From Offering Digital Currencies Under Microblogging Platform's Trademark

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has restrained three websites and applications from offering digital coins and currencies consisting of the trademark owned by microblogging site 'Koo', observing that the customers were being mislead in believing that there exists a genuine cryptocurrency or digital currency platform associated with the platform. "The said ISPs shall also take immediate steps to block the access …

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Assembly elections 2022 | Koo adopts ‘voluntary code of ethics’ for fair, ethical use of social media
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly elections 2022 | Koo adopts ‘voluntary code of ethics’ for fair, ethical use of social media

The Hindu  

Microblogging platform Koo app on January 13 said it has adopted a ‘Voluntary Code of Ethics’, with a view to safeguard conversations on social media related to the upcoming Assembly elections. “By embracing the Code of Ethics ahead of the legislative Assembly elections scheduled between February and March 2022 in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur, the Koo App …

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Amid Mumbai drug bust, Subhash Ghai shares old pic of Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan at anti-drugs drive
3 years, 2 months ago

Amid Mumbai drug bust, Subhash Ghai shares old pic of Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan at anti-drugs drive

India TV News  

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai on Wednesday took to Koo app to share an old photo of popular actors from an anti-drugs drive held during the '90s. In 1990, our media witnessed several film stars protesting against drugs in one voice with Gulshan Jitender, Vinod Khanna, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Da, Jackie, Dimple, Shabana, Tina Khanna, Padmini Kolhapure and VIPs, at …

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Proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces in July: Koo
3 years, 4 months ago

Proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces in July: Koo

India TV News  

Koo has proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces, while 3,431 posts were reported by its users during July, the homegrown company said in its monthly compliance report as mandated by the IT rules. The new IT rules require large digital platforms - with over 5 million users - to publish monthly compliance reports, mentioning the details of complaints received and action …

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Ashwini Vaishnaw makes debut on Koo, calls IT rules 'empowering' in first post
3 years, 5 months ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw makes debut on Koo, calls IT rules 'empowering' in first post

India TV News  

IT and communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw made his debut on made-in-India social media platform 'Koo' on Sunday. In his first Koo, Vaishnaw posted about his review of the implementation and compliance of Information Technology Rules, 2021. Image Source : KOO IT, communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw makes debut on Koo Vaishnaw was welcomed on Koo by company co-founder and CEO Aprameya …

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Google, Koo Release Maiden Compliance Reports Under Centre’s New IT Rules
3 years, 5 months ago

Google, Koo Release Maiden Compliance Reports Under Centre’s New IT Rules

News 18  

Google and Indian micro-blogging site Koo have published their individual compliance reports as mandated by the Centre’s new IT rules. Koo has proactively moderated 54,235 content pieces, while 5,502 posts were reported by its users during June, the homegrown company said in its maiden monthly compliance report. Similarly, Koo took steps to proactively moderate 54,235 Koos, of which 2.2 per …

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Silicon Valley Thought India Was Its Future. Now Everything Has Changed.
54 years, 11 months ago

Silicon Valley Thought India Was Its Future. Now Everything Has Changed.

Slate  

This article is part of the Free Speech Project, a collaboration between Future Tense and the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law that examines the ways technology is influencing how we think about speech. Later that month, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology implemented new guidelines for social and digital media companies, forcing …

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Days after banning Twitter in country, Nigerian govt sets up account on India's Koo
3 years, 6 months ago

Days after banning Twitter in country, Nigerian govt sets up account on India's Koo

India TV News  

Koo on Thursday said the Government of Nigeria has set up an official account on the Indian microblogging platform, which is looking at making deeper inroads into the African nation. Last week, the Nigerian government had said it was suspending Twitter indefinitely after the company removed a contentious tweet that President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement. Koo has …

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Will Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, other social media platforms cease to operate in India from May 26?
3 years, 7 months ago

Will Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, other social media platforms cease to operate in India from May 26?

India TV News  

Issuing comprehensive guidelines for social media, the Government had on February 25, 2021 gave social media companies three-month time to comply. The rules come into effect on May 26, 2021 and if social media companies do not comply, they may lose their status and protections as intermediaries and may become liable for criminal action as per existing laws of India, …

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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 …

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India is trying to build its own internet
3 years, 9 months ago

India is trying to build its own internet

CNN  

CNN Business — While Twitter finds itself in a prolonged standoff with the Indian government over the company’s refusal to take down certain accounts, a senior executive of a very similar Indian social network says the sudden attention on his app has been “overwhelming.” “It feels like … you’ve just been put in the finals of the World Cup suddenly …

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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 …

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Chinese investor in Koo's parent firm on way out
3 years, 10 months ago

Chinese investor in Koo's parent firm on way out

The Hindu  

The Chinese investor in the parent firm of Koo, India's answer to Twitter, is on its way out after other investors have pledged to buy out its 9 per cent stake, Koo's co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said. Additionally, global venture capital firm, Shunwei, is also an investor in Bombinate Technologies, the parent of Koo. "Back in 2018, when we …

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Koo App Accused of Leaking User Data; Chinese Connection Explained
3 years, 10 months ago

Koo App Accused of Leaking User Data; Chinese Connection Explained

The Quint  

Founder and CEO of Koo app, Aprameya Radhakrishna has admitted that it has a Chinese investor that is on its way out, reported Moneycontrol. We are a truly an atmanirbhar Bharat app.” “A set of Indian entrepreneurs are seen to be investing in Koo with Ashish Hemrajani from BookMyShow, Vivekananda from Bounce, Nikhil Kamat of Zerodha amongst various others entering …

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Koo Highlights Indian Investment In Made In India Social Media Network, As Chinese Investors Exit
3 years, 10 months ago

Koo Highlights Indian Investment In Made In India Social Media Network, As Chinese Investors Exit

News 18  

Indian social media platform Koo is playing up the Indian investment and has said that more Indian entrepreneurs are investing the company. The company also says that there has been a slew of Indian investment in the social media platform, that has caught the attention, over the past few weeks as the Indian government’s feud with Twitter continues. Koo, founded …

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Koo app found to be leaking sensitive users data, China connection surfaces
3 years, 10 months ago

Koo app found to be leaking sensitive users data, China connection surfaces

India Today  

As Koo gains momentum -- three million downloads in the last 24 hours or so -- as many in India believe that they should be using a desi aka Atmanirbhar app, the app has also started attracting scrutiny. French cybersecurity researcher Robert Baptiste, popularly known as Elliott Anderson on Twitter, has looked at Koo and has found that it is …

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