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Microsoft shuts itself down LinkedIn product Chinese and developing a new version of the platform that will comply with the rules of the Chinese Communist Party.

new version LinkedIn for ChineseIt will help people find jobs, InJobs said, but the company said Thursday it will not “include a social feed or the ability to share posts or articles.”

Microsoftfor capitulation Chinese‘s restrictions on freedom of expression for the social media platform were made public earlier this year by journalists. LinkedIn saying the company will censor its content Chinese.

“While we have had success in helping Chinese members find jobs and economic opportunities, we have not found the same level of success in the more social aspects of sharing and gaining knowledge,” said Mohak Shroff. LinkedIn The senior vice president of engineering wrote on the company’s blog. “We also face a significantly more demanding operating environment and greater compliance requirements. Chinese. With this in mind, we have decided to deprecate the current localized version. LinkedInHow is this people Chinese access LinkedIn‘s global social media platform later this year.”

The new platform, which does not allow people to share information, represents a new direction. LinkedIn.

In June, Federalist senior contributor Benjamin Weingarten posted a screenshot of a message. LinkedIn that’s what he said LinkedIn profile and activity are not visible to accessers LinkedIn from Chinese due to “legal requirements” from the communist regime. Mr. Weingarten shared He described the message on Twitter as “incredible, but totally believable”.

In September, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian of Axios published Receipt of a similar message from Twitter LinkedIn warned him about his profile being censored for “prohibited content” on his profile.

Senator Rick Scott, a Florida Republican, wrote to the CEOs: LinkedIn and Microsoft In September, he questioned his actions by censoring journalists.

“The censorship of these journalists raises serious questions about: Microsoft‘s intentions and commitment to stand against the communists ChineseIn the letter, Scott wrote of “horrible human rights abuses and repeated attacks on democracy”.

Duration LinkedIn tried to survive. ChineseOther social media platforms, such as Facebook, have refrained from operating there.

People using social media Chinese the fact that criticizing the government faces very different results than in America. police last week Chinese Former journalist Luo Changping, who was detained for his social media comment questioning Beijing’s role in the Korean War, became the basis for a new movie that was released. Chinese, according to The New York Times.

Mr. Luo’s account on the tech platform Weibo was blocked, his post was deleted, and Mr. Luo was reportedly indicted under a new law preventing defamation of political martyrs.

LinkedIn said the new InJobs platform will be launched Chinese late this year.