Microsoft Corp.MSFT 1.38%LinkedIn has shut down a version of its professional networking site operating in China, saying it marks the end of the last major American social media network operating openly in China. In recent months, LinkedIn has informed human rights activists, scholars and journalists focused on China: Their profile was blocked in China, Said that it contains prohibited content. LinkedIn entered China in 2014 after making a rare concession to comply with local censorship rules. LinkedIn is one of the few glorious spots Microsoft had in China, with more than 50 million users in China. In May, Microsoft was the only foreign company among the 105 apps called for “inappropriate data collection” by Chinese internet regulators, and both LinkedIn and Bing were listed.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 31, 2021 07:30 UTC