Proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces in July says Koo

Koo has proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces, while 3,431 posts were reported by its users during July, the homegrown company said in its monthly compliance report as mandated by the IT rules.

The new IT rules require large digital platforms – with over 5 million users – to publish monthly compliance reports, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon, as well details around proactively moderated content.

In a statement on Monday, Koo said it took steps to proactively moderate 65,280 posts, of which 2.9 per cent (1,887) were removed while ‘other action’ was taken against the balance 63,393.

Other action’ includes overlay, blur, ignore, warn, etc., related to Koos that do not comply with GoI guidelines, it added.