NEW DELHI: Twitter‘s Public Coverage Director for India and South Asia has resigned to pursue different pursuits, the micro-blogging web site confirmed in an announcement. The corporate has additionally marketed a place for public coverage director – India final week.

This comes because the San-Francisco based mostly agency is on the receiving finish of the Indian authorities over a difficulty of blocking and unblocking sure handles tweeting about farmer protests.

Sources mentioned that the chief — who continues to steer the conversations with the federal government — Mahima Kaul’s stepping down isn’t associated to the current controversy.

Monique Meche, VP, Public Coverage, Twitter mentioned in an announcement “At the beginning of this yr, Mahima Kaul determined to step down from her position as Twitter Public Coverage Director for India and South Asia to take a well-deserved break. It’s a loss for all of us at Twitter, however after greater than 5 years within the position we respect her want to deal with an important individuals and relationships in her private life.” Kaul will proceed in her position until the top of March and can help the transition, Meche added.

“The Public Coverage group acts as Twitter’s ambassadors to authorities policymakers, regulators, and civil society teams on public coverage points. We deal with addressing points reminiscent of advocating for an Open Web, freedom of expression, privateness, on-line security, internet neutrality, and information safety to advance the pursuits of Twitter and our clients. As well as, we function the #TwitterForGood group and supply steering, sources, and help for Twitter’s Company Social Accountability mission,” the corporate mentioned in its job description on LinkedIn.

“As Twitter’s public coverage lead based mostly in India, this you’ll drive and help improvement and advocacy of public coverage options to urgent excessive expertise points. Particularly, you’ll handle and construct a group of public coverage and philanthropy specialists to guard and advance Twitter’s pursuits in India, it added amongst different key performing areas.

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