[TikTok responds to layoffs in Malaysia: Promoting content review automation, expected to affect hundreds of employees worldwide] Jinshi Data reported on October 11 that according to multiple media reports on October 11, a TikTok spokesperson confirmed that the company is laying off employees worldwide, including Malaysia. "Due to different employment regulations in different countries, we are currently unable to provide an exact number of layoffs, but it is expected that hundreds of people will be affected worldwide." The spokesperson said that the layoffs are in line with TikTok's strategy of continuously striving to improve its content review capabilities. "The company plans to invest $2 billion in trust and security this year, and continue to strengthen content management by improving review efficiency. Currently, about 80% of illegal content has been deleted through automated technology." Earlier, some media reported that ByteDance has laid off hundreds of employees in Malaysia, most of whom were from the content review department. (Jiemian News) (Reprinted from: Jinshi Data)