7 Key Moments Defining Meta India’s 2023

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CCI’s Whatsapp Probe

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Leadership Exodus

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Layoffs

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Threads Struggling

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New Products For Creators and Merchants

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The India Push

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Financials

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2023-Year-In-review: Meta In India

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Meta’s Bittersweet Year In India

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