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LinkedIn pulls back from China amid mounting regulatory pressures

By Mlex Staff ( October 18, 2021, 10:33 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft-owned LinkedIn pulled back from China amid mounting regulatory pressures on data security and personal information protection in addition to heightened scrutiny of its social media content, legal and industry sources said. Stricter compliance requests and foreseeable increased compliance costs were also key factors impacting its decision. Microsoft-owned LinkedIn pulled back from China amid mounting regulatory pressures on data security and personal information protection, in addition to heightened scrutiny of its social media content, legal and industry sources said....

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