Ajit Mohan’s first real test at Facebook

The social media giant has lost a lot of likes in the wake of the hate speech row. Will the company’s India chief be able to fix the damage?

At Facebook India, it’s anything but business as usual. Weeks after the hate speech row, with public policy head Ankhi Das at its centre, came to light, a senior executive from Facebook’s policy team in the country is moving on. Shelley Thakral, head of policy programmes, India, South Asia and Central Asia, is leaving the company. The timing of her exit is telling. 

A request for comment sent to Thakral did not elicit a reply. Facebook did not respond to a detailed list of questions sent on 21 August. 

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Ashish K. Mishra

Ashish is the editor-in-chief of The Morning Context. One of the best-known business feature writers in India, he was selected for Germany’s Robert Bosch Stiftung Fellowship in 2012 and received the Mumbai Press Club RedInk certificate of recognition in 2015 for his story “Inside the Network 18 takeover”. Before joining The Morning Context, Ashish co-founded The Ken, where he was managing editor. His previous writing stints include Mint, Forbes India and The Economic Times.

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