After Free Basics rejection, Facebook's India Head Kirthiga Reddy steps down
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In an announcement made ironically on Her announcement comes at the end of a week which began with a huge setback to the social network giant with India banning internet providers from charging users different rates for different sorts of content.
The decision means that Facebook's free internet program, Free Basics, has been rejected here. Facebook subsequently shut down
Ms Reddy, Facebook's first employee in India, said her family's intent was always to return to the US and her children's schooling makes this the right time to head back.
She said it will be "business as-usual over the next 6-12 months" and she will help find a successor over the period."
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