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Koo started its monetisation experiments in September 2022 and within six months, it claims to have one of the highest average revenue per user (ARPU) per daily active user (DAU) compared to Indian social media companies and direct global competitors.

Koo offers to migrate all historic tweets of any Twitter user. Koo will not charge users for verification badge. Elon Musk has been doing sweeping changes on platform since takeover.

Twitter has suspended the account of Indian microblogging platform Koo. A development that came in the wake of billionaire Elon Musk-owned Twitter suspending the accounts of several prominent global journalists. The suspended accounts include those of Ryan Mac of The New York Times, Donie O'Sullivan of CNN, Drew Harwell of The Washington Post, more.

Homegrown app Koo will hire some sacked employees of Twitter. The co-founder Mayank Bidawatka informs in a tweet. Koo has recently to become the second most used microblog app in the world.

Homegrown Koo is launching in the US. Koo has become the second most used microblog app in the world. Alternative microblog apps emerge in Twitter turmoil.

If you are fed up with sudden changes in Twitter, here are 5 alternative options you can opt for. Check them.

Koo is available in 10 languages including Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali and English.

Koo CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna is currently abroad, seeking a fresh round of funding. Launched in March 2020, Koo is currently available in 10 languages — Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali and English. In February this year, Koo raised nearly $10 million in two different trances from multiple investors.

India's home grom social media startup Koo is adding new features to its app everyday. In the same chain of things, Koo has launched a new 'Multilingual Koo (MLK)' feature that allows people to post their thoughts in the language of their choice by the means of translation. The app has launched a type to talk feature. Here are the details about the two new features of Koo app.

The new feature empowers the users to prove the authenticity of their accounts on the platform, hence lending credibility to the thoughts and opinions that they share.

Radhakrishna said that the platform aspires to expand into other countries. But the overseas expansion plans are not an immediate priority.

The microblogging platform has introduced a slew of features to enable more Indians. The app shows its users with interests gaingin traction in their language. Koo witnessed a surge in downloads amid the brawl between Twitter and the Indian government over new IT rules.

Koo has removed over 2,300 Koos and taken the strictest action against more than 66,300 posts. Koo published this report in the second month as it plans to bring more clarity in the process of enabling compliance requirements on social media. In July 2021, Koo revealed that the community had reported 3,431, out of which 498 were removed and rest of the 2,933 accounts faced action.

Koo has proactively moderated 54,235 content pieces, while 5,502 posts were reported by its users during June, the homegrown company said. Google had said 27,762 complaints were received by the teh giant and YouTube in April this year from individual users in India over alleged violation of local laws or personal rights, which resulted in the removal of 59,350 pieces of content. Koo said its compliance report would be published and available on the first day of each month.

Founded in March 2020, Koo is India’s answer to Twitter. The micro-blogging platform is available in several Indian languages. Twitter has reportedly lost its 'intermediary' status in India.

The Nigerian government on June 4 said it was indefinitely suspending Twitter`s operations in the country. Twitter had removed a post from President Buhari. It had deleted the tweet because it violated the site`s rules against abusive behaviour.

In a post on Koo on Saturday, its co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said the platform is available in Nigeria. He added that the platform is keen on making inroads in the Nigerian market. Radhakrishna said Koo will abide by the local laws of each country that it operates in.

Koo has seen a strong surge in user base over the past few months amid clarion calls for expanding the ecosystem of homegrown digital platforms. Koo said it has raised $30 million (about Rs 218 crore) in a funding round led by Tiger Global. Koo was founded by serial entrepreneurs Aprameya Radhakrishna, founder of TaxiForSure and Mayank Bidawatka who previously founded companies like MediaAnt and Goodbox.

The fund raising comes amid new IT intermediary rules taking effect. Koo has close to 60 lakh users. Koo has complied with the new rules and its privacy policy.

Koo, which has over the past few months seen a massive surge in user base in the country, is looking at raising "more than what was raised in the last round". In February, Koo said it had raised USD 4.1 million in series A funding from Accel, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures and Dream Incubator, and 3one4 Capital. In all, it has raised about USD 10 million in total funding through multiple tranches.