Facebook job cuts come to India: Teams impacted and more

Facebook parent Meta Platforms recently began the third round of global layoffs. The latest job cuts are likely to affect some 6,000 employees across the company. These job cuts are part of the 10,000 global layoffs announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in March this year. According to a report, the latest reduction in the employee headcount has also hit the company’s India operations.

Some senior execs laid off
News agency IANS reported that Avinash Pant, director of marketing for India; Saket Jha Saurabh, director of media partnerships; and Amrita Mukherjee, director, legal, Meta India are among those laid off. Mukherjee previously held the post of Hotstar’s legal head before she joined Meta.