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TikTok to close Nashville office, lay off 250 employees
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Set us as preferredTikTok said Wednesday it will close its Nashville office in October, laying off 250 workers.
“We have decided to close our Nashville office to streamline our operations and better align our teams for long-term growth,” said TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which oversees TikTok’s U.S. operations.
AdvertisementThe decision was specific to the Nashville office to bring its teams closer together, according to a TikTok USDS Joint Venture spokesperson.
TikTok did not respond to questions on what types of roles were at the Nashville office or whether artificial intelligence was a factor for the layoffs.
A spokesperson for Blackburn did not immediately return a request for comment on TikTok’s office closure in Nashville.