Microsoft to shut LinkedIn in China amid Beijing tech clampdown
by Agence France-Presse in New York from World news | The Guardian on (#5QQRH)
Company cites challenging operating environment' in announcing site will be replaced with jobs app without social networking features
Microsoft says it will shut down LinkedIn in China, citing a challenging operating environment" as Beijing tightens control over tech firms.
The US-based company will replace the career-oriented social network in China with an application dedicated to applying for jobs but without the networking features, according to the senior vice-president of engineering, Mohak Shroff.
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