• WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose resigns

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    WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose resigns

    "There is so much more WhatsApp can do for India, and we are excited to continue advancing India's digital transformation," WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart said in a statement. 

    Digital
    Desk
    :
    Abhijit Bose, WhatsApp's India CEO, and Rajiv
    Aggarwal, Meta India's Director Public Policy, have both resigned from their
    positions. Shivnath Thukral, the Director of WhatsApp Public Policy in India,
    has been promoted to the position of Director, Public Policy for all Meta
    brands in India.



    color:#3E3E3E">This comes less than a week after Meta announced its
    largest-ever layoffs, laying off approximately 11,000 people worldwide. Ajit
    Mohan, Meta's head of operations in India, resigned earlier this month. Soon
    after, it was announced that he would be joining Snap as president,
    Asia-Pacific.



    "I'd like to thank
    Abhijit Bose for his tremendous contributions as WhatsApp's first Head of
    Operations in India." His entrepreneurial spirit aided our team in
    launching new services that benefited millions of people and businesses.
    "There is so much more WhatsApp can do for India, and we are excited to
    continue advancing India's digital transformation," WhatsApp CEO Will
    Cathcart said in a statement. It has been learned that a replacement for Bose
    will be hired soon.



    According to the
    company, Aggarwal has decided to leave "to pursue another
    opportunity." "He has played an important role in leading our
    policy-led initiatives in areas such as user safety, privacy, and scaling up
    programmes like GOAL to drive digital inclusion in the country over the last
    year." "He has also led proactive engagement with critical policy and
    regulatory stakeholders," according to the note.



    Thukral, a former
    television journalist, has been a member of the Public Policy team since 2017,
    with a recent focus on WhatsApp. Thukral will lead policy development
    initiatives across Meta apps - Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp - in India,
    according to Manish Chopra, Director, Partnerships, India.



    color:#3E3E3E">"We remain committed to our users in India and will
    continue to make meaningful contributions to the regulatory process that will
    enable everyone to realise the full potential of India's digital economy,"
    said Chopra, who had previously been named the interim head of Meta in India
    following Mohan's departure.



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    WhatsApp
    has over 563 million users in India, its largest market.



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