LinkedIn withdraws from China and major American SNS disappears completely from China

On October 14, 2021, LinkedIn, a business-specific SNS under the umbrella of Microsoft, announced that it will discontinue its service in China due to censorship and tightening of regulations by the Chinese government. LinkedIn plans to launch InJobs, a recruiting platform that does not allow users to post or share articles.

China: Sunset of Localized Version of LinkedIn and Launch of New Injobs App Later This Year | Official LinkedIn Blog
https://blog.linkedin.com/2021/october/14/china-sunset-of-localized-version-of-linkedin-and-launch-of-new-injobs-app

LinkedIn becomes the LAST US social media app to operate in China | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10092513/LinkedIn-social-media-app-operate-China.html

Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn in China
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/14/microsoft-to-shut-down-linkedin-in-china.html

LinkedIn has been in service in China for about seven years since its entry into China in 2014, as Google withdrew from China in 2010 and major American IT companies such as Facebook and Twitter withdrew from China one after another. I did. LinkedIn reports that it will have 44 million Chinese users as of 2020, making China the third largest customer base in the world for LinkedIn.

However, Chinese officials have intensified their last American social network, and in 2021 China-based LinkedIn users began to report that their activities at LinkedIn were being restricted one after another.

China-based consultant J Michael Cole told Twitter on June 2 that LinkedIn said, 'You can't view your profile or other comments from China because your profile has prohibited content.' Post.

Thank you @LinkedIn for informing me that due to the presence of prohibited content located in the Publication section of your LinkedIn profile, your profile and your public activity, such as your comments and items you share with your network, will not be made viewable in China. pic.twitter.com/xIE0qc8yvE

— J Michael Cole (@ JMichaelCole1) June 2, 2021

Asian-based Swedish author Jojje Olsson posted a LinkedIn message on June 17 recommending that 'banned content' be removed from his profile, saying, 'I'm on my profile about the Tiananmen Square incident. This response from LinkedIn is totally unbelievable as it censors my entire profile against Chinese users. '

This is absolutely unbelievable --under 'Education' on my LinkedIn profile, I mention in one line that my degree easy in modern Chinese history was written about the Tiananmen square massacre.

LinkedIn's response is to censor my entire profile for Chinese users. Pic.twitter.com/0rMC6U59v0

— Jojje Olsson (@jojjeols) June 17, 2021

In a statement, LinkedIn said in a statement, 'By running a localized version of LinkedIn in China, we have been successful in helping Chinese members find jobs and financial opportunities. But on the social side of sharing information, we haven't achieved the same level of success. China's business environment is very harsh and compliance requirements are becoming more stringent, 'said the fierce regulators. Suggested that there was pressure.

According to LinkedIn, the Chinese version of LinkedIn's service will end at the end of 2021. As an alternative service, LinkedIn has announced the release of its recruiting app, In Jobs, later this year. LinkedIn describes InJobs as a pure job listing service without social media capabilities, stating that 'this app has no social feeds and no ability to share articles or posts.'