LinkedIn is the major US-owned social media site functioning in the nation, where the administration mandates that such platforms adhere to rigorous laws and restrictions. Nearly seven years after its inception, Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China, replacing it with a stripped-down version of the site that focuses just on jobs.
“We’re also confronting a considerably more demanding operating climate and more regulatory requirements in China,” LinkedIn said in a blog post on Thursday, adding that it hasn’t had as much success in the more social aspects of sharing and keeping informed because it has elsewhere.
LinkedIn said that it will substitute the Chinese service with a new platform called In Jobs, which will restrict the publishing of some information owing to legal constraints. According to the company, the new service will not have a social feed or the option to share posts or stories when it launches later this year.
LinkedIn, established in California and acquired by Microsoft in 2016, has grown in popularity among employers, employees, and job seekers across the world because its social media-like features make it simpler for people to interact with others while growing their networking opportunities.
