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Union Minister Piyush Goyal met with South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo to bolster economic ties, boost investments, and deepen supply-chain collaboration. Both nations reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing trade, manufacturing, and exports, aiming for a mutually beneficial economic partnership. South Korea is a significant investor in India, with bilateral trade projected to reach $50 billion by 2030.

Global oil markets are reeling from Middle East tensions, with the Strait of Hormuz facing disruptions. Nations like India are securing Russian crude, while the US and other IEA members release emergency reserves. China eyes its reserves and Russia, as countries worldwide implement measures to stabilize prices and ensure supply.

koo, the Indian multilingual microblogging platform, has emerged as the second largest microblogging platform in the world. The platform has witnessed a significant increase in users, time spent and user engagement.

The koo app already offers features like Multi-Language kooing (MLK), translation ability, a language-enabled keyboard, topics in 10 languages, language translations, edit functionality, longer video uploads, and voluntary self-verification.

koo also says that the app occupied the top spot on both the Android Play Store and Apple App Store for the last few days. "koo looks to further cement its position globally by making the app available to more countries and launching in multiple global languages," the platform said.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday switched to koo, the latest Indian micro-blogging and social networking service that has crossed 6.5 million users in a span of one year since its launch.

Home-grown social media app koo is witnessing a surge in popularity with top politicians and others are flocking to it. The app started trending after the Centre rebuked Twitter on Wednesday for not complying with its orders to take down certain content and warned the social media giant that it needs to obey Indian laws.

koo did not reveal in its press statement as to what kind of content was reported and what was the nature of the content that was removed from its platform.

Those who use koo can now earn koo coins every day, based on the engagement they show on the app. koo coins can also be earned by referring the app to family and friends. These coins can then be redeemed for special offers from brands. As per koo, millions of users are already taking part in it and “getting value in addition to being on a social platform and learning about what’s happening around them.”

koo has proactively moderated 54,235 content pieces, while 5,502 posts were reported by its users during June, the homegrown company said in its maiden monthly compliance report as mandated by the IT rules.

Microblogging platform koo has launched a new emotive feature with an aim to strengthen exposure to its advertisers. The feature– which is the like button will convert to a floating brand icon of the brand on clicking for a period of 24 hours. This will help brands to be a part of the user’s emotive journey while they are scrolling through their koo feed.

koo said that the new features have been developed in-house and are capable of detecting and blocking any form of nudity or child sexual abuse materials in less than 5 seconds. Furthermore, the safety algorithms will also label misinformation and hide toxic comments as well as hate speech on the platform.

The Indian micro-blogging site koo has received a boost with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) joining it on September 2. Besides its main handle @AITCOfficial, TMC has opened two more accounts - one for its Tripura unit (@AITC4Tripura) and the other one for its West Bengal unit’s students’ wing (@WBTMCPofficial) - on koo, which is perceived to be the Indian version of Twitter.

To amplify the reach of UP government’s flagship One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, the state’s department of export promotion and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) has entered into an arrangement with microblogging site koo.The two sides signed an MoU on Wednesday.

The Chinese investor in the parent firm of koo, India's answer to Twitter, is on its way out after other investors have pledged to buy out its 9 per cent stake, koo's co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said.

Chinese investment firm Shunwei Capital, founded by Xiaomi founders Lei Jun and Tuck Lye Koh, has made a full exit from koo, the desi alternative to Twitter. koo gained prominence in India following the government's strained relations with Twitter over content moderation in February.

Twitter rival koo is adding prominent names like BookMyShow CEO Ashish Hemrajani and Zerodha's Nikhil Kamat to its list of investors that will give the homegrown social networking platform more firepower to drive its growth.

Indian microblogging platform koo is seeking fresh funding or a strategic partnership to continue growing. Co-founder Mayank Bidawatka stated that koo's next phase involves building scale, which can be achieved through funding or partnering with a company that already has a large user base. The company had to shift its focus to generating revenue earlier this year due to a funding slowdown.

Indigenous micro-blogging site koo, the Indian alternative to Twitter, has traversed a long way ever since it was launched in March 2020. In an interview with TOI, koo CEO and co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna shares the platform’s unique journey in the last one-and-a-half years, the challenges, experiences and the future plans.

koo, the Indian rival of Twitter is the latest company to join the list of tech layoffs. The social networking platform has reportedly fired a third of its workforce in recent months as it failed to raise funds.

“One of the koo handles on Twitter just got banned. For what?! Because we compete with Twitter? So? Mastodon (another Twitter competitor) also got blocked today. How is this free speech and what world are we living in? What’s happening here @elonmusk?" Radhakrishna tweeted, expressing his concern on account suspension.

Twitter Inc is fast losing its sheen as a favoured communications tool for many Indian government departments and ministers keen to promote home-grown rival koo while the US firm comes under fire for non-compliance with India's laws.

koo, the micro-blogging platform for Indian languages, has introduced a voluntary self-verification feature denoted by a green tick on the users’ profiles. Users can choose to authenticate themselves with a government-approved ID card.

koo has proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces, while 3,431 posts were reported by its users during July, the homegrown company said in its monthly compliance report as mandated by the IT rules.

Younghoe koo’s failed 47 yard kick during the New York Giants’ loss to the New England Patriots went viral after he slammed his toe into the turf and never touched the ball. Jaxson Dart and Troy Aikman reacted instantly, and fans labeled it one of the most embarrassing plays in NFL history.

koo, India’s Twitter rival, ceased operations due to investor issues. Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal emphasized unique platforms based on DPI principles. Co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka cited failed partnerships, high costs, and funding challenges. Launched in 2020, koo had investments from Tiger Global, Accel. Partners avoided user-generated content and government issues.