Updated: February 11, 2021 7:01 AM IST
A few months ago, when the government banned hundreds of Chinese apps, the ones “Made in India” started gaining traction for promoting the Indian government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision. Among those apps is Koo, which is none other than the Indian alternative to the popular microblogging site Twitter. Also Read - Twitter Spaces coming soon to desktop: Report
Fast forward to February 2021, the Koo app is suddenly getting popular among social media users and has become the talk of the town. This has even led to the ‘#Kooapp’ trending on Twitter with hundreds and thousands of tweets on the same. Also Read - Twitter-owned live streaming platform Periscope shuts down after six years
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Koo is buzzing and the first challenge for the app is to fight for its account on Twitter
On Twitter, the official Koo handle has fewer followers than a fake handle. The company co-founder tweeted about the matter on Thursday.
India Today Tech | February 11, 2021 | Updated 15:03 IST
The India made Koo app is now available on web, Android, and iOS platforms.
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The fake Koo handle that goes by the name @KooAppOfficial has over 19,000 followers.
Union minister Smriti Irani mistakenly followed the fake Koo handle on Twitter.
Koo, the desi microblogging platform, is getting all the attention lately thanks to a tussle between the government of India and Twitter. This was also the reason why a host of ministers from the government joined India made platform recently. The platform also witnessed a surge in downloads and onboarded some important ministries including MeitY which set up an account. However, it turns out that Koo platform is battling for its identity on T
Currently, driving licence, car registration, voter ID, PAN card, school and college certificates, and many other documents issued by the government can be saved digitally
I am now on Koo , Railway Minister Piyush Goyal pushes for Made-in-India app
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Koo won the Aatmanirbhar App Challenge organised by the Indian government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had, in one of his Mann Ki Baat monthly radio talks, encouraged Indians to use Koo
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Koo, Made-in-India app, is seen as an alternative to US microblogging site Twitter. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also joined the desi app. Taking to Twitter, he said, I am now on Koo.
Railway Minister seems excited about it, Connect with me on this Indian micro-blogging platform for real-time, exciting and exclusive updates.