TikTok cuts trust and safety staff globally

According to sources, the Chinese short video app TikTok is laying off employees in the Trust and Safety department worldwide. On February 20, Presser, the head of operations and head of the Trust and Safety department of TikTok under ByteDance, issued a notice to employees that according to the company's restructuring plan, TikTok will lay off employees in the Trust and Safety department worldwide. The department is responsible for TikTok's content review, and the layoffs are mainly aimed at teams in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.