Indian Twitter rival Koo shuts down after failed acquisition talks“Patient, long term capital is essential to build ambitious, world beating products from India be it in social media, Al, space, EV or othe...
03 Jul, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
Koo halts salary payments from April; founder says company 'will remain operational'Koo cofounder Mayank Bidawatka had first said in September 2023 that the company was looking to raise funds or tie up with a strategic part...
25 Apr, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
Going after regional audiences; not competing directly with Threads, X: Koo cofounder Aprameya RadhakrishnaRadhakrishna said Koo can be social-media-as-a-service, tailoring itself in compliance with the laws of the country it operates in.
18 Aug, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
Twitter rival Koo integrates ChatGPT to help users create contentKoo users will be able to use ChatGPT directly within the app to help them draft posts about current events, politics or pop culture.
13 Mar, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
Social media has to be user-first, not platform-first: Koo slams Twitter's new policy on competitorsTwitter on Monday rescinded its 'promotion of alternative social platforms policy' after criticism on social media, and multiple users poin...
19 Dec, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Koo signs MoU with Telangana government, to open development center in HyderabadKoo was launched in March 2020. The objective was to enable users to express themselves online in their mother tongue. Currently, it is ava...
20 Jul, 2022, 11.35 PM IST
Koo CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna woos Elon Musk to join the Indian startup’s boardIn a tweet, Aprameya Radhakrishna, said "We're young, agile and dreaming big! Koo being built as the future of social media @kooindia. Your...
11 Apr, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
Koo launches voluntary self verification for all usersAny Koo user can now self-verify their profile on the platform by using their government-approved ID card. The platform said the move empow...
06 Apr, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Koo prepares for Assembly polls in five states, plans to curb misinformation & fake newsThe homegrown social media platform said it has also restricted over 800 handles so far.
05 Mar, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
Koo adopts 'voluntary code of ethics' for fair, ethical use of social media during pollsCreated by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the code was first presented ahead of the 2019 general elections, by the i...
13 Jan, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
Koo to soon get WhatsApp-like groups, CEO saysThe Koo app is also scouting for people from diverse backgrounds to establish an advisory board to “handle” a few situations around hate sp...
10 Jan, 2022, 05.19 AM IST
Central Institute for Indian Languages, Koo collaborate to promote fair use of languageThey will work jointly to strengthen its content moderation policies and help users stay safe and secure online.
08 Dec, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
Koo publishes compliance report for July, says took steps to 'proactively moderate' 65,280 postsKoo said the report aims to bring transparency to the process of enabling compliance requirements on social media.
02 Aug, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
Koo app calls on users to apply for its yellow-tick verification systemCalled 'Eminence', the Koo yellow tick recognises and celebrates a user’s eminence, stature, achievements, abilities and professional stand...
27 Jul, 2021, 02.30 PM IST
Koo app submits its first compliance report under India IT rulesKoo is the first social media platform in India to publish the compliance report, as mandated by the India IT rules, co-founder Aprayameya ...
01 Jul, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Koo app says it has complied with India’s new social media guidelinesAprameya Radhakrishna, co-founder and chief executive officer of Koo app, says user safety and convenience is of “utmost importance” and th...
22 May, 2021, 06.21 PM IST
Koo to foray into 22 Indian languages this yearKoo is also planning to introduce content in Urdu and Sanskrit and is currently present in eight Indian languages plus English
24 Mar, 2021, 06.03 AM IST