ByteDance's TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees, mainly in Malaysia, according to a report from Reuters.

TikTok plans to lay off hundreds globally, including many in Malaysia, to improve AI-driven content moderation. The company confirmed fewer than 500 layoffs in Malaysia, primarily affecting content moderation teams,

TikTok, owned by ByteDance, is reportedly laying off hundreds of employees, with significant reductions in Malaysia. This move aligns with the company's strategy to enhance AI-based content moderation.

China's ByteDance, the parent of social media platform TikTok, has laid off more than 700 workers from its Malaysian unit as the company shifts focus towards greater use of AI in content moderation, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

ByteDance’s TikTok announced on Friday that it is reducing the number of workers it employs worldwide by hundreds, including a significant number of workers in Malaysia, in order to concentrate on using artificial intelligence (AI) more in content moderation.

Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation.

Short-video platform TikTok currently employs a mix of automated detection and human moderators to review content posted on the site ByteDance-owned social-media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce,

China-based ByteDance, the parent company of popular social media platform TikTok, has laid off more than 700 employees from its Malaysian operations, according to sources familiar with the situation.