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Microsoft Will Shut Down LinkedIn in China

posted by martyb on Friday October 15 2021, @07:17PM   
from the un-linked dept.

takyon writes:

Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China:

Microsoft is shutting down its social network, LinkedIn, in China, saying having to comply with the Chinese state has become increasingly challenging.

It comes after the career-networking site faced questions for blocking the profiles of some journalists.

LinkedIn will launch a jobs-only version of the site, called InJobs, later this year.

But this will not include a social feed or the ability to share or post articles.

LinkedIn senior vice-president Mohak Shroff blogged: "We're facing a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China."

And the firm said in a statement: "While we are going to sunset the localised version of LinkedIn in China later this year, we will continue to have a strong presence in China to drive our new strategy and are excited to launch the new InJobs app later this year."

Also at CNBC:

LinkedIn was the last major U.S. social network still operating in China.

See also: Here's the Biggest Loser From LinkedIn's China Departure

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• it's a start it's a start (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 15 2021, @09:01PM (3 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 15 2021, @09:01PM (#1187381)

  now if they could just shut down the rest of the microsoft industrial complex

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• Re:it's a start Re:it's a start (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 15 2021, @10:17PM (2 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 15 2021, @10:17PM (#1187392)

  Linkedin is completely fucking useless.

  I haven't had one job offer in 10 years and, wow, I was mentioned in 8 searches this week in their bullshit email to convince me to check their website.

  It's a social networking site for recruitment 'consultants'.

  My current job was found via word of mouth from a personal acquaintance.

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  • Re:it's a start (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16 2021, @12:32AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16 2021, @12:32AM (#1187413)

    It has been my lifelong experience that 9 out of 10 jobs are filled by "word of mouth from a personal acquaintance". I don't just mean jobs I've had, but every job I've seen get filled at anywhere I've worked.
    It's why you should be as pleasant and professional as possible to your coworkers when you leave, voluntary or not. They are the people who control whether you get that job offer years later.

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  • Re:it's a start (Score: 2) by mhajicek on Saturday October 16 2021, @05:44AM

    by mhajicek (51) on Saturday October 16 2021, @05:44AM (#1187441)

    I've had a few jobs come through LinkedIn. The best one was a professional acquaintance who re-found me there.

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    The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek

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