Twitter moves India head back to US after government standoff

Social media giant and New Delhi have tussled over political content and regulation

Twitter has more than 17.5 million users in India, making the South Asian country one of its largest markets. © Reuters

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

August 14, 2021 05:54 JST

PALO ALTO, U.S.-- Twitter has moved the head of its Indian business back to the U.S. amid unabating tensions with the Indian government over new regulations and rows involving the social media company's handling of political content and misinformation.

Manish Maheshwari, who became head of Twitter India in 2019, will start a new role in the company's San Francisco headquarters as a senior director of revenue strategy and operations, focusing on the company's growth in emerging new markets, a Twitter spokesperson told Nikkei Asia.