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Meta's India and SE Asia VP leaves for OpenAI to lead growth in Asia-Pacific.

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28 Aug 2026
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Sandhya Devanathan, Meta's vice president for India and Southeast Asia, is leaving the company after over a decade to join OpenAI. She will be based in Singapore and oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement, and operations across Southeast Asia and Australia. This move comes as OpenAI expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, following recent hires like Prabhjeet Singh as India head. Meta continues to face regulatory scrutiny in India, including issues around content moderation and online safety.

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Meta settles with 29 states, pays $18B, and gains limited legal protection for child data use in age detection.

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