{"id":1021,"date":"2023-10-24T03:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/linkedin-restricts-job-posting-features-in-china\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T22:49:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T14:49:01","slug":"linkedin-restricts-job-posting-features-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/linkedin-restricts-job-posting-features-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn Restricts Job-Posting Features in China"},"content":{"rendered":"

LinkedIn, one of the few Western internet companies with a large footprint in China, saw a major setback there this week when it removed its individual job-posting function under pressure from authorities, the New York Timesreported.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

LinkedIn, one of the few Western internet companies with a large footprint in China, saw a major setback there this week when it removed its individual job-posting function under pressure from authorities, the\u00a0New York Timesreported.<\/p>\n

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According to the\u00a0Times\u00a0report, new government regulations imposed after a wave of pyramid schemes resulted in a string of suicides require job-posting sites to verify the identities of supposed employers. The Chinese government has been following up with audits of job-posting sites, an anonymous source with knowledge of the situation told the paper, which presumably makes skirting the regulations much more difficult.<\/p>\n

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In a statement, LinkedIn told the\u00a0Times\u00a0that companies were still permitted<\/a> to post job ads but it wasn\u2019t clear if or when the job-posting feature would return.<\/p>\n

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Previous reporting\u00a0by the\u00a0Times\u00a0noted that the company survives in China largely by being willing to bend to censors\u2019 requirements, like restricting the ability of users to freely associate on the site or limiting topics of discussion. LinkedIn also has financial relationships with Chinese venture capital firms, which potentially works as a valuable liaison between them and authorities.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not the only firm which has decided playing ball with censors is a better idea than staying out of the market. Earlier this year, Apple agreed to remove VPN apps which allow internet users to dodge government restrictions from its Chinese app store, earning it the ire of\u00a0members of Congress. Seven years after leaving the country over censorship concerns, Google is working to bring its business back, though Bloomberg reports it is primarily concerned\u00a0with AI research.<\/p>\n

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Source:\u00a0gizmodo<\/p>\n

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