The website of e-commerce giant Amazon is accessible in China, but the market there is dominated by local players such as Alibaba and JD.com.Although LinkedIn is yet to release any kind of statement regarding this, the official Twitter handle of LinkedIn Help does mention in a reply to a tweet that they are “up and running here.” In the same thread, it has asked the users to clear cache and cookies and has also advised using a different browser. Google left the country in 2010 in response to a hacking attack and censorship. The news website Axios reported last month that LinkedIn had blocked from its Chinese platform the profiles of several US journalists and academics which contained information China considers sensitive, citing “prohibited content”.įacebook and Twitter have been banned in China for more than a decade. Two months later, it was among 105 apps that was accused by China’s top internet regulator of illegally collecting and using personal information and was ordered to make rectifications. In March, LinkedIn paused new sign-ups in China, saying it was working to be compliant with Chinese laws. Microsoft bought LinkedIn for just over $26bn in 2016 and has worked to build a presence in China despite concerns about online censorship. LinkedIn, which launched in China in 2014 and lets people use personal and professional relationships to find jobs, said the new service would not include a social feed or the ability to share posts or articles. Shroff said Microsoft would “sunset” the China version of LinkedIn and launch an InJobs application dedicated to connected professionals in that country with companies seeking employees. The drive is part of a wider government policy to tighten its grip on the world’s number two economy, including targeting private education, property and casinos.
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