Last week, the Nigerian govt said it was suspending Twitter indefinitely after the platform removed a contentious tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari about a secessionist movement.
The fund raising comes amid new IT intermediary rules taking effect, translating into greater accountability and scrutiny for social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook.
Arnab Goswami's network has 'editorial partnership' with Koo, and its Hindi channel Republic Bharat is 4th-most mentioned user on the indigenous social network.
Sudden rise of Koo, which saw 9,01,000 installs between 6-11 Feb, has sparked privacy concerns over collection of personal data as one of its investors is China’s Shunwei Capital.
#JusticeforSSR crusaders to BJP members, accounts on the app dabble in everything from national pride, religious hate, to a lot of conspiracy theories.
Ministers and government departments have joined Koo, giving it mileage in popular media. Republic TV had called for editorial partnership with Koo last year.
Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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