The microblogging platform and Twitter competitor, Koo has closed its operations as the partnership talks fell through and the company has discontinued service to the public.
The company’s founder Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka have informed about the closure in a LinkedIn post.
Mayank Bidawatka said in a LinkedIn Post, “Here’s the final update from Aprameya Radhakrishna and I, regarding Koo. Thank you for all the well wishes and support these last 4 years.”
“It takes a lot to euthanize something you built with so much love. Koo will always have a very special place in my heart for trying to challenge global giants at their game. We can and we should. Maybe next time. Till then… the little yellow bird says its final goodbye”, he added.
The post further said, “In a world where 80% of the population speaks a language other than English, this is a strong need. We wanted to democratize expression and enable a better way to connect people in their local languages.”
“Most global products are dominated by Americans. We believe that India should have a place at the table,” he added.
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On the same Bhavish Aggarwal CEO of Ola Cabs shared a social media post on X (formally Twitter) saying, “Sad to see what happened with Koo. We need Indian social platforms but recreating what already exists won’t get us there.”
“I believe the future of social is going to be open and based on DPI principles. But as @joinmastodon shows, that alone will not be enough”, he added.
Sad to see what happened with Koo. We need Indian social platforms but recreating what already exists won’t get us there.
— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) July 3, 2024
I believe future of social is going to be open and based on DPI principles. But as @joinmastodon shows, that alone will not be enough.
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