Top Whatsapp, Meta India heads resign

Whatsapp’s India head Abhijit Bose and Meta Platforms Inc’s public policy director in India Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned, a Meta spokesperson said on Tuesday. The resignations come barely two weeks after Facebook India head Ajit Mohan stepped down after four years in the job to join rival Snap Inc. Meta is also in the middle of massive layoffs announced last week, cutting more than 11,000 jobs or 13% of its workforce, as the Facebook parent doubles down on its metaverse bet amid a crumbling advertising market and decades-high inflation. A Meta spokesperson said both of the exits were unrelated to the current layoffs. Meta has appointed former journalist and Whatsapp public policy head Shivnath Thukral as its new director for public policy in India and the company will look for a replacement for Bose, the spokesperson said.