During the ongoing scuffle amid Twitter and the Indian government over-blocking of tweets and accounts related to farmer’s protest, Indian app Koo is getting a big push from IT ministers in the country, so much so that this app has seen a substantial hike in the number of users in the last few days. Here we mention all you need to know about the Indian alternative to Twitter. Koo, an Indian alternative to Twitter, has become famous because it supports Aatmanirbhar Bharat by offering a Twitter-like experience in Indian languages.
This Indian app has already been installed by more than 1 million users and received a 4.7 rating on the Google Play Store. Koo app is available on both iOS and Android and also has a webpage. It is the winner of the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat app challenge from 2020. Koo application has been trending on Twitter for the past few days now. Many Indian personalities like Union Minister Piyush Goyal and others have tweeted about using the microblogging platform to share information. The Koo app has been produced and developed exclusively in India.
What Is Koo App?
Koo is a microblogging service like Twitter where users can show their ideas and opinions. It has been made by Aprameya Radhakrishna, who is the co-founder and CEO. This app was launched in March last year, and it won the Digital India Aatamnirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge that finds the best Indian apps that can become world-class apps. The app’s idea was to allow Indian users to share their opinions in local languages, as per the ‘about’ section on the Koo website.
What Are Features Of Koo?
Koo has features that are quite the same as Twitter. It enable users to follow peoples and browse through a feed. The users can write messages in text or share them in audio or video formats. It has Telgu, Tamil, Kannad, and English language options, with others coming soon. This app allows people to express their opinions in their local languages.
In the Koo app, the message can be written up to 400 characters. There are language communities that essentially display all content in a specific language.
How Do I Download Koo?
Koo is a free app available on both iOS and Android. Alternatively, users can head to Google Play and search for Koo App. It is named just Koo one the App store with Bombinate Technologies Private Limited as the provider. You can go to the website and click on the Google Play or App store download choices to be redirected to download link.
Why Is Koo In The News?
After Union Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted about joining the homegrown microblogging platform, Koo got back into the spotlight. This comes throughout the continuing conflict between the Indian government and Twitter. The Indian government reportedly told twitter to remove over 1000 accounts, spreading misinformation and proactive content about the protests. Twitter did not agree on this and said it did not take any action on accounts related to media entities, journalists, activities, and politicians.
Along with Piyush Goyal, other senior politicians are using the Koo app, comprising Minister of Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, and many more.
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