Facebook seeks replacement for former policy chief Ankhi Das

OPEN APP Home Companies People Facebook seeks replacement for former policy chief Ankhi Das Facebook Inc. executive Ankhi Das quit her job on Tuesday. 2 min read . Updated: 13 Feb 2021, 02:37 PM IST Prasid Banerjee ( with inputs from Livemint ) Social media firm posts job on professional network LinkedIn for a director and head of public policy for India Facebook is on the lookout for a replacement for its erstwhile policy head Ankhi Das. The social media firm put out a job posting on professional network LinkedIn for a director and head of public policy for India. Das stepped down in October last year after the company faced criticism for how it regulates political content on its platform. The exit came after a report in The Wall Street Journal in August made public some internal company emails that showed Das was against the application of Facebook’s hate-speech restrictions on BJP politician T. Raja Singh. “Ankhi has decided to step down from her role in Facebook to pursue her interest in public service. Ankhi was one of our earliest employees in India and played an instrumental role in the growth of the company and its services over the…
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