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But now, the Chinese internet becomes a little more closed off, which will dash the hopes of many others who had been hoping to see a new way forward in the market.

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In this respect, LinkedIn was the last big hope, and a test case, of sorts, as to how to work with Chinese regulators. LinkedIn currently has around 54 million users in China, which, on a comparative scale, is not a massive amount (LinkedIn’s biggest competitor in job listings is WeChat, which has 1.25 billion active users), and given its lack of major growth in the market, LinkedIn may also have assessed that the extra measures required to maintain the local version were simply not worth the ongoing investment.įacebook had tried for years to get into the lucrative Chinese market, but eventually seemed to give up on the notion, while other social media providers have attempted to maintain separate Chinese operations, but haven’t been able, or willing, to meet the required standards on censorship. The platform was sanctioned by Chinese officials earlier this year for “ failing to control political content on its platform”, the latest in a range of clashes over content, with the Cyberspace Administration of China keeping close tabs on in-app interactions and reports, and how LinkedIn maintains separation between its main app and the Chinese version. The announcement isn’t big a surprise, given the ongoing challenges LinkedIn has faced in adhering to strict local rules around online speech. Given this, we’ve made the decision to sunset the current localized version of LinkedIn, which is how people in China access LinkedIn’s global social media platform, later this year.” We’re also facing a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China. “ While we’ve found success in helping Chinese members find jobs and economic opportunity, we have not found that same level of success in the more social aspects of sharing and staying informed.

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