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LinkedIn announces new app to avoid China scrutiny – Axios

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LinkedIn is finding ways to stay in China despite increased censorship pressure from the country's government to limit social posts and news sharing. Why it matters: LinkedIn's new toehold solution protects its main brand while operating under similar amounts of local scrutiny. If successful, InJobs could set a precedent for newer social platforms looking to do business in China (without the kind of political baggage that Twitter and Facebook have), says Axios China reporter Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian. Catch up quick: The company announced Thursday that its new jobs posting app, InJobs, would launch later this year to replace its local LinkedIn…

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