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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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• MS vs Apple MS vs Apple (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 15 2021, @10:55PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 15 2021, @10:55PM (#1187401)

  MS: China is too complicated, we're going home.
  Apple: Fuck you, Uyghurs, no stinking Koran for you. That good enough, CCP?

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• Re:MS vs Apple (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16 2021, @04:49AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 16 2021, @04:49AM (#1187437)

  If you would prefer MS and Apple (aka the wealthy owners aka the bourgeois) to make the rules, please refer to history to see how that worked out.

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