Twitter's India policy head to step down; will transition in March

NEW DELHI: Twitter's Public Policy Director for India and South Asia has resigned to prosecute different interests, the micro-blogging tract confirmed successful a statement. The institution has besides advertised a presumption for nationalist argumentation manager - India past week.

This comes arsenic the San-Francisco based steadfast is astatine the receiving extremity of the Indian authorities implicit an contented of blocking and unblocking definite handles tweeting astir farmer protests.

Sources said that the enforcement -- who continues to pb the conversations with the authorities -- Mahima Kaul's stepping down is not related to the caller controversy.

Monique Meche, VP, Public Policy, Twitter said successful a connection "At the commencement of this year, Mahima Kaul decided to measurement down from her relation arsenic Twitter Public Policy Director for India and South Asia to instrumentality a well-deserved break. It’s a nonaccomplishment for each of america astatine Twitter, but aft much than 5 years successful the relation we respect her tendency to absorption connected the astir important radical and relationships successful her idiosyncratic life." Kaul volition proceed successful her relation till the extremity of March and volition enactment the transition, Meche added.

"The Public Policy squad acts arsenic Twitter’s ambassadors to authorities policymakers, regulators, and civilian nine groups connected nationalist argumentation issues. We absorption connected addressing issues specified arsenic advocating for an Open Internet, state of expression, privacy, online safety, nett neutrality, and information extortion to beforehand the interests of Twitter and our customers. In addition, we service arsenic the #TwitterForGood squad and supply guidance, resources, and enactment for Twitter’s Corporate Social Responsibility mission," the institution said successful its occupation statement connected LinkedIn.

"As Twitter’s nationalist argumentation pb based successful India, this you’ll thrust and assistance improvement and advocacy of nationalist argumentation solutions to pressing precocious exertion issues. Specifically, you volition negociate and physique a squad of nationalist argumentation and philanthropy specialists to support and beforehand Twitter's interests successful India, it added among different cardinal performing areas.