TikTok Parent ByteDance To Downscale India workforce after app remains banned

~ YASH BANSAL

Due to the continued ban for more than six months, TikTok has decided to downsize its workforce in India. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, was temporarily banned by Indian Government in June 2020. The ban was imposed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology citing the issues “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order.” The ban was also amidst the Sino-India Border Clash.

Around 800 people out of 2000+ workforce might lose their jobs, according to the sources. Those fired will be offered severance and healthcare packages, the sources said.

Although the company did not comment on the number of layoffs. TikTok's interim global head Vanessa Pappas and Blake Chandlee, vice president for global business solutions at TikTok, sent an internal email to employees regarding the company’s future in India. A company-wide conference call was held with pan-Indian employees to announce the layoffs on Wednesday morning.

India has been one of the biggest markets for TikTok, and it has laid out plans for $1 billion in investments in the country. Following a border dispute between China and India, there has been growing tension that eventually leads to blocked imported goods and more than 200 banned apps.

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