- Published on July 4, 2024
- In AI Features
Koo, We Need You!
There is a complete monopoly of foreign platforms in India which needs to definitely change, and Koo attempted that with a Desi platform.
- By Mohit Pandey
It is not very easy to build a social media platform when you have to compare yourself to the likes of giants like Meta and X.
Koo, India’s homegrown microblogging platform which, at its peak, had around 10 million active users, has decided to shut shop. Founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka said that the reason was unsuccessful acquisition talks with potential buyers.
“Most of them didn’t want to deal with user-generated content and the wild nature of a social media company. A couple of them changed priority almost close to signing,” read the founders’ note about the app’s shutdown, while also adding that the cost of running the technology would be very high.
Its tale, from being cited as an Indian replacement to X to now a failed company, is truly
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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