Koo 'coup'? Twitter's alternative theory & Chinese link explained
Koo 'coup'? Twitter's alternative theory & Chinese link explained
Last Updated : Feb 11 2021 | 5:44 PM IST
Many ministers, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) and some other government departments have set up accounts on native micro-blogging site Koo after Twitter did not comply with the government's directive to block some tweets and accounts. The app was launched 10 months ago and won the Aatmanirbhar App Challenge organised by the Indian government. Business Standard's Samreen Ahmad explains in detail about the Twitter-govt standoff, the rise of Koo and why so many politicians are shifting to Koo.