Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India

Meta's India and Southeast Asia vice president is leaving the company to join OpenAI in a newly created role overseeing the Asia-Pacific region. This departure occurs as Meta faces growing scrutiny in India over online safety and content moderation issues, including a recent incident where Instagram mistakenly restricted a post by India's Prime Minister and concerns about child sexual abuse material on the company's platforms. The move reflects OpenAI's broader expansion across Asia, which has included opening multiple offices and hiring regional leaders over the past two years. Meta's India operations will now report through a different management structure following this executive's departure.