Apr 30, 2024 05:05 AM

BUSINESS

ByteDance Fired 61 Employees Amid Internal Graft Crackdown

By Guan Cong and Han Wei

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ByteDance is increasing efforts to enforce ethical conduct and enhance internal controls as its business expands

ByteDance is increasing efforts to enforce ethical conduct and enhance internal controls as its business expands

ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese parent of short-video app TikTok, has dismissed 61 employees for alleged misconduct during an internal graft crackdown, Caixin learned.

ByteDance’s Corporate Discipline and Ethics Committee Sunday unveiled 44 violations, ranging from breaches of integrity, conflicts of interest, breaches of information security protocols, to suspected criminal offenses, company sources told Caixin.

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