TikTok owner ByteDance to cut jobs in India after govt makes ban permanent
TikTok owner ByteDance to cut jobs in India after govt makes ban permanent
The job cut may be a permanent one because ByteDance is finally beginning to realise that the ban is not going to be lifted.
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Source: Reuters
The permanent ban issued by Indian government seems to have led to job cuts.
Only the crucial jobs will be retained at ByteDance s India office.
TikTok owner ByteDance, based out of China, is slashing the workforce at its Indian office after the Indian government informed through a notice that the ban will continue. ByteDance told its India employees that it is reducing the size of its team and only the crucial roles will be retained. The job cuts at the TikTok owner’s India office comes soon after ByteDance said it is seeking all ways through which it will be able to comply with laws in India after TikTok was banned last year. The Indian government had put a moratorium on Ti
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ByteDance did not comment on the number of layoffs. India was TikTok’s largest international market before it was initially barred, along with others, in the wake of border tension with China in June. However, people connected with the company said it was dedicated to maintaining a presence in India, albeit with a smaller team for now. “This is an important market for us, and we remain committed to resolving this issue,” said one of them.
TikTok s interim global head Vanessa Pappas and Blake Chandlee, vice president for global business solutions at TikTok, sent an internal email to employees regarding its future in India. A company-wide conference call was held with all India employees to announce the layoffs on Wednesday morning.
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A new report says ByteDance will shutter TikTok in India, following the news it would be permanently banned in the country. .
A new report says ByteDance will shutter TikTok in India, following the news it would be permanently banned in the country.
TikTok is reportedly going to close its entire business in India, following a government announcement that a ban issued last year on the app would be extended permanently.
Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country.
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