{"id":191328,"date":"2021-03-01T14:51:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T11:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T11:51:34","slug":"how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Twitter\u2019s battle with India is boosting its local rival, Koo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a326c0e7c71d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a326c0e7c71d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#Twitter_and_India\" >Twitter and India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#Whats_Koo\" >What\u2019s Koo?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#Moving_to_a_new_platform\" >Moving to a new platform<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#Koos_opportunities\" >Koo\u2019s opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#Is_Koos_shortcoming_its_biggest_opportunity\" >Is Koo\u2019s shortcoming its biggest opportunity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#Koos_co-existence_with_Twitter\" >Koo\u2019s co-existence with Twitter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#How <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u2019s battle with India is boosting its local rival, Koo<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            When Twitter banned former US President Donald Trump from its platform, a number of his supporters flocked to Parler, a social network that became home to right-wingers.<\/p>\n<p>But after multiple calls for violence and privacy leaks, it was booted out of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ajdellinger\/2021\/01\/16\/parler-ban-employees-at-apple-google-and-amazon-back-booting-far-right-platform\/?sh=4424b45a4f5a\">Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and even Amazon\u2019s cloud services<\/a> in January.\u00a0<span>Gaining traction at launch was all for naught as it faced the consequences of hosting problematic content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On the other side of the planet<\/span>, India is also trying to promote a local alternative to Twitter called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/feed\">Koo<\/a>. This h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened after the Silicon Valley company didn\u2019t comply with a government order and restored a few accounts \u2014 including publications, activists, and actors \u2014 after blocking them briefly. Authorities later <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/02\/17\/968641246\/twitter-in-standoff-with-indias-government-over-free-speech-and-local-law\">criticized the social network\u2019s actions and even threatened with penal actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the world moves towards the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/epaper.livemint.com\/Home\/mIndex?newspaper=mint&amp;issue=67862015021900000051001001\">Splinternet<\/a>, India\u2019s trying to define its own versions through local laws and promoting homegrown apps. In this story, we\u2019ll take a look at Twitter\u2019s fight with India\u2019s government, Koo\u2019s opportunity to take advantage of that, and what challenges it could face by trying to rely on its nationalistic ties.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter_and_India\"><\/span>Twitter and India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite being a smaller social network than the likes of Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, Twitter has always generated a lot of conversation globally, thanks to high-profile personalities posting announcements and breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> on the platform, from world leaders to business bigwigs.<\/p>\n<p>The platform has been proactive in taking action against users violating its terms of service in the US \u2014 at least for the past year or so. But its actions in India have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.india.com\/news\/twitter-pulled-up-for-being-slow-in-removing-blocking-objectionable-content-3426465\/\">often been slow<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/09\/tech\/twitter-india-government-farmer-protests\/index.html\">culturally out of context<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>India is an important market for the\u00a0social networking platform, with more than 17\u00a0million monthly active users.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter has had its controversial moments in the past in India. In 2018, when CEO Jack Dorsey visited India, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/11\/20\/twitter-ceo-trolled-for-smash-brahminical-patriarchy-placard\">he held up a poster<\/a> \u2014 that addressed a controversial issue of castes \u2014 that some Indians found offensive. The company later had to apologize for it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-featured_img wp-image-1340889 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"796\" height=\"424\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-4.40.06-PM-796x424.png\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-4.40.06-PM-796x424.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-4.40.06-PM-280x149.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-4.40.06-PM-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-4.40.06-PM-253x135.png 253w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-01-at-4.40.06-PM.png 1412w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/in\/2021\/03\/01\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fin%2F2021%2F03%2F01%2Fhow-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey\" data-title=\"Share Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2019, ahead of the country\u2019s national elections, a bunch of Indian government officials alleged that Twitter was biased against conservatives and suppressed accounts with a right-wing slant. They also sent <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-india-47208172\">a summons to Dorsey<\/a> to appear in front of a committee to get his views on \u201csafeguarding citizens\u2019 rights on social\/online news media platforms.\u201d\u00a0<span>Dorsey did not attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s latest spat comes at a time when India is trying to push <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sandesh-the-governments-new-instant-messaging-platform-7189759\/\">local alternatives to global platforms<\/a>. Plus, the company\u2019s moderation decisions have given the government the perfect reason to promote a more nationalistic platform.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_Koo\"><\/span>What\u2019s Koo?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The app was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/government.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/digital-india\/koo-app-wins-atma-nirbhar-app-challenge\/77459695\">the winner of the government\u2019sAtmanirbhar\u2019 (\u2018self-reliant\u2019 in Hindi) challenge<\/a> that challenged local developers to make world-class apps. As a result, the new social network is now being promoted by various government authorities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1340884 lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"789\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Koo-feed.jpg\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Koo-feed.jpg 444w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Koo-feed-118x210.jpg 118w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Koo-feed-152x270.jpg 152w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/Koo-feed-76x135.jpg 76w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/in\/2021\/03\/01\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fin%2F2021%2F03%2F01%2Fhow-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Feed of Koo, which resembles Twitter\u2019s feed\" data-title=\"Share Feed of Koo, which resembles Twitter\u2019s feed on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Feed of Koo, which resembles Twitter\u2019s feed on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Feed of Koo, which resembles Twitter\u2019s feed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The app works pretty much like Twitter. You have your timeline, people to follow, and posts (Koos?). You can post text, GIFs, images, and videos, just like you would on Twitter. Users\u2019 profile pages users and the rest of the app\u2019s interface are also pretty similar, save for a different color scheme.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moving_to_a_new_platform\"><\/span>Moving to a new platform<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s not only right-leaning people who\u2019ve attempted to shift platforms. In 2019, Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/twitter-caught-in-caste-controversy-again-users-say-it-discriminates-against-sc-st-obcs\/315546\">restricted or blocked accounts of activists from minority castes<\/a>. This sparked outrage amongst users and they started to leave the platform, and urged others to boycott the social network and join rival Mastodon. However, most users returned to Twitter, and Mastodon\u2019s glory was short-lived.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, platforms like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/buzz\/what-is-tooter-and-why-is-twitter-talking-about-the-swadeshi-social-networking-site-3112055.html\">Tooter<\/a> have loosely tried to create a \u2018Desi Twitter,\u2019 but failed to gain any traction. Now, Koo, which has seasoned founders, funding, and government support is trying to gain ground in the Indian market.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Koos_opportunities\"><\/span>Koo\u2019s opportunities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Koo is currently a Twitter look-alike, government support and local language creators could boost the platform and help it gain traction across India.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main differentiators is that you can choose to see posts in a single language. That\u2019s important in the Indian market, because people living in smaller cities and towns are more likely to engage with content in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/yourstory.com\/2019\/12\/india-internet-2019-report-reliance-jio\">their local language<\/a>. In 2019, Google sailed that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/yourstory.com\/2019\/12\/india-internet-2019-report-reliance-jio\">nine out of 10<\/a> new internet users in India consume content in vernacular languages.<\/p>\n<p>ShareChat has also implemented this model, and it has more than 160 million users. The social network uses a Reddit-like model where users can take a look at content in different languages without logging in, and a lot of times, it doesn\u2019t matter who\u2019s posting the content.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1340890 size-full lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"466\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/ui.png\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/ui.png 336w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/ui-151x210.png 151w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/ui-195x270.png 195w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/ui-97x135.png 97w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/in\/2021\/03\/01\/how-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fin%2F2021%2F03%2F01%2Fhow-twitters-battle-with-india-is-boosting-its-local-rival-koo%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: ShareChat UI\" data-title=\"Share ShareChat UI on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share ShareChat UI on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>ShareChat UI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the other hand, Koo\u2019s Twitter-like framework could help people to connect with local leaders and influencers.<\/p>\n<p>Another important opportunity is political conversation and announcements. During its fight with Twitter, India\u2019s IT ministry chose to post its response on Koo before sharing it on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>If national and state ministries start posting on Koo first, it will make the platform an important hub for official information, forcing journalists and citizens to engage with it frequently. According to a report by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesnownews.com\/business-economy\/companies\/article\/exclusive-government-of-india-may-communicate-first-on-koo-1-3-hours-before-twitter\/720684\">Times Now<\/a>, the government plans to begin posting its announcements first on Koo, and a few hours later on Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Koos_shortcoming_its_biggest_opportunity\"><\/span><span>Is Koo\u2019s shortcoming its biggest opportunity?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Currently, it doesn\u2019t have an extensive privacy policy or community guidelines. And this could lead to the proliferation of toxic and hateful posts. While the company\u2019s co-founder, Aprameya Radhakrishna, said in an interview that Koo doesn\u2019t lean left or right on the political spectrum, the platform is currently filled with nationalistic posts.<\/p>\n<p>Despite presenting a neutral stance, last month, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/india-news\/general-news\/republic-ties-up-with-homegrown-koo-and-mitron-in-republic-aatmanirbhar-bharat-initiative.html\">the app joined Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative<\/a>, a nationalistic alliance started by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikiwand.com\/en\/Republic_TV\">Republic TV<\/a>, a popular right-wing news channel.<\/p>\n<p>The app is already facing issues in terms of controlling hate speech. A report by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/pranavdixit\/koo-muslim-hate-india\">BuzzFeed News<\/a> noted that there are a ton of posts on the social network that express hatred towards Muslims. Meanwhile, Radhakrishna says it\u2019s hard to moderate every post on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>In a conversation with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2021\/how-koo-became-a-right-wing-darling-in-india\/\">Rest of World<\/a>, he emphasized that it doesn\u2019t want to take editorial control of its content like Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We don\u2019t govern. Why should we govern? It\u2019s a free-expression platform. We\u2019re an Indian registered company. Anything that is unlawful in the offline world is unlawful in the online world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This could create a difficult pipeline for the platform as it has to wait for an official order to remove something from the platform instead of taking action. Its reactive approach\u00a0might not be the best strategy if the intention is to provide a safe environment for users to interact in.<\/p>\n<p>Koo also offers a feature that lets you edit posts \u2014 something Twitter users have been<span>\u00a0demanding for a long time.<\/span>\u00a0However, there\u2019s no indicator to mark an edited post or display the changes made to a post. This could lead to people altering their posts after the fact to escape the consequences of what they\u2019ve shared on Koo.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Koos_co-existence_with_Twitter\"><\/span>Koo\u2019s co-existence with Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>India presently has more than 600 million internet users \u2014 that\u2019s less than half of its population.\u00a0<span>American companies such as Twitter and Facebook have captured the majority of the local English-speaking population in the country<\/span>. However, Indian companies such as ShareChat and DailyHunt have relied on local languages to gain userbase.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s Chinese app bans that saw TikTok and PUBG being blocked in India, have accelerated platforms and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s such as Mitron, Moj, and FAU-G.<\/p>\n<p>Koo is currently relying on support from the government to gain momentum. India\u2019s new\u00a0social media rules\u00a0and backing from various authorities mean that the app can wait for government orders for moderation rather than actively building community guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Twitter has stronger community guidelines and it\u2019s even called censor of free speech by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6146b352-6b40-48ef-b10b-a34ad585b91a\">various world leaders<\/a> such as Germany\u2019s\u00a0<span>Angela Merkel and UK\u2019s Boris Johnson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While Koo might not directly replace Twitter, b<span>ecome home to nationalistic voices, where there\u2019s no fear of being censored.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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