KOO

What Is KOO ?

A homemade version of the social networking platform. Central Government has asked the microblogging site, Twitter to block the suspicious accounts. Various departments of the Union Government has started flocking on Koo App. 

Who Founded  KOO ?

The site was co-founded by entrepreneurs Aparmeya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidwatka. Radhakrishna has also founded the online can booking service TaxiForSure, which was sold to Ola cabs. Koo's parent company is Bombinate Technologies Pvt Ltd.

How does the Platform Work ?

Users on Koo can share posts, audio, video and photos on the platform. The microbloggers can use hashtags, tag others using the ‘@’ symbol and chat with others over direct messages (DMs).

The character limit for a ‘Koo’ is 400, as opposed to Twitter's character limit of 280.

Which prominent accounts are there on Koo App ?

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Law & IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Members of Parliament Tejasvi Surya and Shobha Karandlaje, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Isha Foundation’s Jaggi Vasudev, former cricketers Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble are among the politicians, ministers and celebrities to have joined the app. 

 Rise Of Koo Platform ?

While the app was launched in early 2020, its participation and the subsequent winning of the government’s Atmanirbhar App Innovation Challenge brought it under the limelight.

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