Deeming the operating environment ‘significantly challenging’, Microsoft pulled the plug on its LinkedIn service in China. The American tech giant chose to shut down operations after several months of issues relating to data collection problems and censorship over users' posts.
China’s internet watchdog, in May, reported LinkedIn for engaging in improper collection and use of data and requested them to rectify the problem.
LinkedIn will be replaced by InJobs, a Chinese equivalent of the job network app, and will not feature a social feed as well as article and post sharing