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US tech giants warn India’s fact-checking rule will ‘profoundly infringe’ on press freedom
The Asia Internet Coalition, an influential industry organization representing technology giants such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Apple and Amazon, has voiced concerns over a recent amendment to India’s IT rules,…
WhatsApp Pay India head departs after only four months in the top job
WhatsApp Pay India head Vinay Choletti has left the firm, he said, the latest in a series of executive departures for parent firm Meta in the company’s largest user market.…
Meta appoints new India head amid key departures in its largest market
Meta has appointed Sandhya Devanathan as the new head of its India business following several high-profile departures in the key overseas market. The social juggernaut said on Thursday that Devanathan,…
Facebook parent Meta launches startup accelerator with India’s IT ministry in metaverse push
Meta Platforms is looking at India’s burgeoning startup ecosystem as it bolsters its bet on the metaverse. The social juggernaut has partnered with the Indian IT Ministry’s startup hub to…
Facebook parent Meta eyes investment in Indian app Better Opinions
Facebook-parent Meta, which counts India as its largest market by users, is gearing up to make its third startup investment in the South Asian market. The American social media group,…
Facebook launches program to help small Indian businesses secure loans
Facebook is launching a new program in India to help small and medium-sized businesses secure loans in the South Asian market as the company makes a further push to expand…
Twitter appoints resident grievance officer in India to comply with new internet rules
Twitter has appointed a resident grievance officer in India days after the American social media firm said to have lost the liability protection on user-generated content in the South Asian…
Top Facebook India executive Ankhi Das leaves the company
Ankhi Das, a top Facebook executive in India, is leaving the company on Tuesday months after she was alleged to interfere in how the company enforced its hate-speech policy in…
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Facebook addresses political controversy in India, monetization opportunities, startup investments
At the beginning of the previous decade, Facebook had a tiny presence in India. It had just started to slowly expand its team in the country and was inking deals with telecom operators to make access to its service free to users and even offer incentives such as free voice credit. India’s internet population, now…
Top Facebook executive in India files criminal complaint against a journalist for sharing news report
Ankhi Das, a top Facebook executive in India, has filed a criminal complaint against a journalist who she alleges attempted to defame her in a public Facebook post and made…
Facebook faces heat in India after report on hate speech posts
Facebook is facing heat in India, its biggest market by users, over a report that claimed the company compromised its hate speech policy to favor the ruling party. Politicians from…
Facebook tests TikTok-style video format on its main app in India
Facebook is going all-in on short-form videos. After flirting with the idea in Lasso, a TikTok-clone it tested in select markets, and adding a similar feature called Reels to Instagram…