Indian social media app Koo shuts down after funding talks fail
Bengaluru: Indian social media app Koo, once considered a potential future rival to the micro-blogging platform X, has shut down today, is closing down, founder Aprameya Radhakrishna announced on LinkedIn on Wednesday.
Unused X handles on sale, prices start from $50,000: Report
San Francisco: Elon Musk's social media platform, formerly known as Twitter but now renamed as X, is offering unused user accounts for sale, with prices starting at $50,000 and above.
Govt explains rules for paid or barter endorsements by social media influencers
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Monday issued an explanation of its guidelines for paid endorsements by social media influencers, clarifying the meaning of terms like "advertisement," "sponsored," "collaboration," or "paid promotion."
TikTok beats Facebook as most downloaded social media app in 2020
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The Chinese social video platform TikTok became the most downloaded app among social networks in 2020, edging out Facebook Messenger, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.
San Francisco/ IBNS: Twitter Inc has approached ByteDance, expressing interest in buying its popular video sharing app TikTok's US operations, media reports said, adding that the deal is unlikely as tech giant Microsoft has offered to buy not only TikTok's US operations but the whole of it.
Social media message regarding closure of 9 banks false: RBI
Mumbai, Sept 25 (IBNS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday refuted reports that nine banks would be closed down and said that no commercial banks are going to be shut.