Facebook appoints Rajeev Agarwal as Director of Public Policy for India

Facebook appoints Rajeev Agarwal as Director of Public Policy for India

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: September 21 2021

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·         Social media giant Facebook announced the appointment of former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Rajiv Agarwal as Director of Public Policy.

·         In his new role, Agarwal will be responsible for defining and leading policy development initiatives around user security, data protection and privacy, inclusion and Internet governance for Facebook in India.

·         Agarwal, until recently, was the head of public policy for India and South Asia for Uber, a cab aggregator.

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