The operator of the short video creation and viewing service TikTok will cut several hundred jobs worldwide due to changes to its content moderation process, it has announced ag. Reuters, citing sources.
According to them, 700 jobs will be cut in Malaysia. The owner of TikTok - the Chinese company ByteDance - indicates that it plans to release nearly 500 employees in the country. Most layoffs will affect workers involved in moderating content on the platform.
TikTok has confirmed plans to cut “several hundred employees” as part of a “larger plan to improve moderation”. The platform uses a combination of “manual“ and methods based on artificial intelligence technology.
According to Reuters, ByteDance employs more than 110,000 people in more than 200 cities around the world. Earlier, Malaysian authorities reported a sharp increase in harmful content and called on the management of services, including TikTok, to tighten controls in this area.