India's Answer to Twitter Koo Gets Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Unit of Home Affairs Ministry As Its User

The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Unit handling the Ministry of Home Affairs opens its account on Koo

The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Unit handling the Ministry of Home Affairs, has opened an official account on made-in-India social media platform - Koo.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is amongst one of the most important ministries in the Government of India. The Koo platform of the PIB’s Unit handling the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), will provide information from time to time on the developments of public importance that relate to this ministry

In its first post, the PIB’s MHA Koo account provided information related to a reply by the Ministry during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha on February 2, with regard to the Government of India’s zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism.

Koo App

देश में प्रतिबंधित संगठन प्रेस विज्ञप्ति -https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1794705

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- PIB, Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) (@pib_mha) 3 Feb 2022

Welcoming the PIB Unit handling the Ministry of Home Affairs to the platform, a Koo Spokesperson said, “We are privileged to host the PIB’s Unit handling the Ministry of Home Affairs on Koo. We will enable the PIB’s Unit handling the Ministry of Home Affairs to share information about the initiatives and activities undertaken by the Ministry of Home Affairs."

About Koo

Koo is a made-in-India Social Media platform which enables people to express and connect with others in their local language. Koo is available in 10 Indian languages. Koo has 20 million downloads and is the largest micro-blogging platform in Indian languages. Several top personalities from public life, government, entertainment, cricket & sports have an account on Koo.

Most of the Central Ministers and Ministries are already on Koo, including the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Tribal Affairs among others.

HDFC Securities Becomes the 1st Indian Brokerage House to debut on Koo

Will use the Indian micro-blogging platform to create financial literacy and connect with customers in Hindi and English

New Delhi, August 16, 2021: HDFC Securities, one of India's leading broking houses made its debut on the micro-blogging platform – Koo – to reach out to its customers and enable the widespread creation of financial literacy. Using the handle @hdfcsec, they will leverage India’s new social media platform to interact with customers in both English and Hindi.

Mr. Gagan Singla, CMO and CDO at HDFC Securities said on the association, "We are super excited to create our presence on Koo. Through the multi-lingual offerings from Koo, we want to cut down the learning curve of capital markets by producing content in regional languages. I believe ‘language’ will play a huge role in connecting Indians to equity investing, steadily matching our country to global stock market participation levels. Our main aim is to keep our content jargon free, relatable and actionable for our customers - helping them leverage our great research and in-depth market understanding."

Speaking on the Securities’ debut on Koo, Aprameya Radhakrishna, Co-Founder and CEO, Koo, said, "HDFC Securities’ onboarding on the Koo platform, which supports eight Indian languages, including English, is taking place at an opportune moment. As the company intensifies its focus on digital trading and makes further inroads into India’s hinterland, Koo is a natural partner to facilitate the connect with Indians who speak and think in their native languages."

Additionally, Mayank Bidawatka, Co-founder of Koo, said, "Digitizing financial transactions is a significant part of the Digital India mission. The onboarding of HDFC Securities on Koo will create enormous opportunities for one of India’s largest brokerage houses to communicate with its customers in their language, thereby furthering the goal of making India Digital."

How to Download Koo: The app is available for users to download on the mobile App Store. Users have the option to register using either their mobile number or email ID. Once registration is complete, they can follow their favourite celebrities, athletes, politicians, entertainers and thought leaders on Koo. Koo empowers users by allowing them to communicate in their native languages, should they wish to.

About Koo

Koo was founded in March 2020, as a micro-blogging platform in Indian languages. Available in multiple Indian languages, people from across different regions in India can express themselves in their mother tongue. In a country where just 10% of India speaks English, there’s a deep need for a social media platform that can deliver immersive language experiences to Indian users and help them connect. Koo provides a stage for the voices of Indians who prefer Indian languages.

About HDFC securities

HDFC securities is one of the leading stock broking companies in India and a subsidiary of HDFC Bank- a renowned private sector bank.

As a stock broking company, HDFC securities have completed more than 20 years of operations. It offers a suite of products and services across various asset classes such as equity, gold, debt and real estate. Be it stocks, derivatives, mutual fund, fixed deposits, NCDs, insurance, bonds and currency derivatives.

HDFC securities offers web 2.0 technology to trade and our state-of-the art technology enables seamless trading experience on both the exchanges, BSE and NSE.

With a decade of experience in trading and a rating of A1+1, HDFC securities have a proven pedigree in the financial services industry, while catering to the investment needs of customers through 200 plus branches.

Twitter's Indian Rival Koo Publishes Social Media Compliance Report for July 2021

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Report published second month in a row aims to bring transparency to the process of enabling compliance requirements on social media

National, August 02, 2021: In accordance with *Rule 4(d) of the of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 of the Government of India, Koo has published a social media Compliance Report for July 2021, in the manner required by the Rules.

The report for July 2021 shows that of the 3,431 Koos reported by the Community, 14.5 percent (498) were removed, while other action was taken against the rest – 2,933. Similarly, Koo took steps to proactively moderate 65,280 Koos, of which 2.9 percent (1,887) were removed while other action was taken against the rest – 63,393. ‘Other action’ includes overlay, blur, ignore, warn, etc., related to Koos that do not comply with GoI guidelines.

REPORTED BY COMMUNITY & OTHERS

Month	Reported Koos	Removed	Other Action (overlay, blur, ignore, warn, etc.)
July 2021	3,431	498	2,933

 

PROACTIVE MODERATION

Month	Highlighted in Proactive Moderation	Removed	Other Action (overlay, blur, ignore, warn, etc.)
July 2021	65,280	1,887	63,393