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Meta is widening its India commercial push, with Meta One paid plans running from ₹79 a month to ₹20,990 for enterprise users across WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook (Financial Express, 16 Sept). Government scrutiny is building, with safe-harbour debate and malware ad removals (Medianama, 21 Sept).
What it means Marketplaces such as Flipkart face higher moderation and liability stakes.
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From 6 stories, the newest dated 3 Oct 2026. Summary written 4 Oct 2026. Newer developments are under Latest moves.
Meta is a technology company whose products in India include WhatsApp Business messaging and Ray-Ban Meta smart eyewear. [1] source: ET BrandEquity[2] source: Business Standard
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In October 2026, Meta appointed actor Ranveer Singh as the first India brand ambassador for Ray-Ban and Ray-Ban Meta, and unveiled Ray-Ban Meta Audio. [1] source: ET BrandEquity It also plans to roll out the 'Muse' AI agent in the coming months. [1] source: ET BrandEquity In September 2026, Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 launched in India at ₹44,300, which is ₹4,400 above Gen 2. [3] source: Business Today Medianama reported that Meta launched $349 camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses, and that a Delhi legal notice over camera glasses has raised bystander-privacy concerns in India. [4] source: Medianama
On WhatsApp Business, Meta introduced a ₹0.115 per message charge from October 1 for Indian users exceeding 1,000 free service messages per phone number monthly. The India marketing message rate is ₹0.8631 per delivered message. [2] source: Business Standard Eligible India accounts must convert to INR billing by December 31, 2026, and messages from non-INR accounts will not be delivered starting January 1, 2027. [5] source: Medianama India's government sought clarity from Meta before WhatsApp's username rollout, citing fraud concerns. [6] source: Outlook Business
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Meta appointed Ranveer Singh as the first India brand ambassador for Ray-Ban and Ray-Ban Meta in October 2026.[1] source: ET BrandEquity It launched Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 in India at ₹44,300 in September 2026.[3] source: Business Today It began charging ₹0.115 per message beyond 1,000 free service messages on WhatsApp Business in India from October 2026.[2] source: Business Standard
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