In Government Vs Twitter, Made-In-India Koo Gains 900,000 Users In 5 Days In Government Vs Twitter, Made-In-India Koo Gains 900,000 Users In 5 Days The Koo app shot to prominence after the San Francisco company got into a weeks-long standoff with the government over blocking certain content.
Twitter s clash with the government has echoes of its controversial decisions in the US
An Indian alternative to Twitter Inc. is experiencing a surge in popularity after the US microblogging site clashed with the government, a sign of the growing political challenges for social media services.
The Koo app, which lets users send out tweet-like posts in English as well as seven Indian languages, shot to prominence after the San Francisco company got into a weeks-long standoff with the government over blocking certain content. Prominent officials including Piyush Goyal, the minister of industry and commerce defected to Koo and urged supporters to follow suit.