TikTok, owned by ByteDance, will lay off hundreds of employees, mainly in Malaysia, according to Reuters. The cuts come as social networks increasingly rely on AI for content moderation.
TikTok did not reveal the exact number, but said less than 500 people were affected.
The company said it made the change as part of its efforts to strengthen its global operating model for content moderation, according to Reuters. TikTok currently uses both automatic detection and human moderators to vet content shared on the social network.
TikTok did not respond to TechCrunch's request for comment.
The latest cuts at the social network follow a series of cuts made earlier this year. It was reported in April that the company would cut more than 250 jobs in Ireland, and in May it would lay off around 1,000 employees from its operations and marketing teams. TikTok laid off 60 employees in sales and advertising in January.