We will continue to aggressively invest in India: Facebook India's Head Ajit Mohan

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When we think of products and partnerships, we don't apply the lens of short term monetization. We look at can we have impact for the long term and can we build sustainable economic models also for the long term. And I think that's the same lens that we're bringing to India.

Facebook's India Head Ajit Mohan talks to Surabhi Agarwal and Megha Mandavia at Economic Times about the social media giant's aggressive investment strategy in India even as it battles allegations of being weak on hate speech in the country.Q. You took over about 18-20 months ago, what have been your priorities?Our work is around four areas: One, obviously, is expression, whether that is on Facebook or Instagram or a private platform like

Surabhi Agarwal & Megha Mandavia

ET Bureau

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Sep 20, 2020, 10:38:00 PM IST

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We will continue to aggressively invest in India: Facebook India's Head Ajit Mohan

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When we think of products and partnerships, we don't apply the lens of short term monetization. We look at can we have impact for the long term and can we build sustainable economic models also for the long term. And I think that's the same lens that we're bringing to India.

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When we think of products and partnerships, we don't apply the lens of short term monetization. We look at can we have impact for the long term and can we build sustainable economic models also for the long term. And I think that's the same lens that we're bringing to India.