TikTok slashes staff but vows to stay put in India
TikTok ban: The company said that while initially it had hoped that this situation would be short lived, and would be resolved quickly, it wasn t the case
Nidhi Singal | January 27, 2021 | Updated 16:40 IST
TikTok downsizes operations in India
TikTok scaling down operations followed by the permanent ban notice issued by the government of India isn t helping the company. Amid all this news, speculations are rife about TikTok exiting from the country. However, sources have confirmed that the company plans to continue its operations in India. According to a source at ByteDance, We are dedicated to maintaining a presence in India - albeit with a smaller team for now. This is an important market for us, and we remain committed to resolving this issue. The source further added that there have been no discussions for the closure of the business in India yet. Following the permanent app ban notice, only operations are being scaled dow
Indian app Chingari to hire pink-slipped TikTok employees It s unfortunate for the layoff. None of the companies or founder wish so for his or her employee. We will hire some of the potential talent, says Aditya Kothari, Co-Founder & Chief Strategist, Chingari
Nidhi Singal | January 27, 2021 | Updated 20:00 IST
As Chinese video sharing platform hands over pink slips to over 1,000 employees following the permanent ban by the government of India, Indian app developer Chingari plans to hire some of the fired employees. Chingari will be looking forward to hire people across domains, however, the company hasn t shared any information on the number of employees it plans to hire. Similar to TikTok, Chingari is an Indian video-sharing social networking platform where users could record and share short video clips. The app is available in multiple Indian languages including Hindi, Bangla, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.
Read more about Tiktok decides to shut down India business, to lay off 2,000 employees on Business Standard. Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country
TikTok scales down India operations; read full text of mail to staff
It is not clear how many employees have been let go. CNBC-TV18 January 27, 2021 / 12:58 PM IST
ByteDance, the company which owns the app TikTok, said today that it was scaling down its India operations. This follows the Indian government banning many Chinese apps, including TikTok, last year.
“We simply cannot responsibly stay fully staffed while our apps remain un-operational,” TikTok CEO Vaness Pappas, and the company’s Vice President Blake Chandlee, said in a jointly signed mail to its 2000-odd employees in India.
It is not clear how many employees have been let go.
TikTok Parent ByteDance To Downscale India Business, 2,000 May Lose Jobs TikTok Parent ByteDance To Downscale India Business, 2,000 May Lose Jobs Tiktok s global interim head Vanessa Pappas and vice president for global business solutions Blake Chandlee in a joint email to employees have communicated the decision of the company that it is reducing team size and the decision will impact all employees in India.
The executives expressed uncertainty on the company s comeback to India
New Delhi:
Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country.