LinkedIn is apparently being punished by Chinese internet regulators for not censoring aggressively enough — a particularly inopportune setback for the social media giant's parent company, Microsoft.
New LinkedIn signups in China were unexpectedly put on pause last week. Credit: Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine
Beginning last week, any professional in China trying to create a new LinkedIn account ran into an unwelcome surprise. LinkedIn, one of the few American social media platforms available in the country, froze all new sign-ups, preventing the company from expanding its huge Chinese user base of 52 million.
In a cryptic statement that produced a flurry of speculation, LinkedIn said it was temporarily pausing new sign ups while working “to ensure we remain in compliance with local la
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