Indian microblogging site Koo is considering expanding its base in Nigeria after the African country suspended the microblogging site Twitter on Friday. Koo now wants to fill the void that has been created by the Nigerian government after it suspended Twitter indefinitely. Also read Nigeria bans Twitter days after it deletes President Buhari's tweetMeanwhile, Koo is eyeing Nigeria's social media space. The Bengaluru-based social media service app Koo has won the Government of India's Atma Nirbhar App innovation Challenge in August 2020. Social media platforms like Twitter have long faced curbs under authoritarian regimes like in China, Turkey, and more recently Myanmar.

Source: dna June 05, 2021 17:36 UTC