The move will affect the social media giant’s training and quality teams, many of which are based in Dublin. The move comes on the same day that the European Commission announced a new investigation into child safety at TikTok. TikTok is the latest tech giant to shed jobs in Ireland so far this year, after hundreds of roles have been eliminated in a series of reorganisation and downsizing rounds. Ireland remains a hugely important base for us and we're continuing to hire for roles across our business here." TikTok could face fines of up to 6pc of its global turnover if found guilty of breaching DSA rules.

Source: Irish Independent February 20, 2024 03:15 UTC