1,000 TikTok employees to be laid off globally, primarily from operations and marketing, with potential cost-cutting, sale, and regulatory concerns.

TikTok plans to lay off around 1,000 employees globally, primarily from its operations and marketing teams, according to a report by The Information. The company is disbanding its global user operations team, which handles tasks like user support and communication, with remaining staff to be reassigned within the app's trust and safety, marketing, content, and product teams. The layoffs could be due to cost-cutting measures, potential sale of TikTok's US operations, and regulatory concerns.

May 22, 2024
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