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With TikTok under US scrutiny, Chinese owner ByteDance beefs up risk analysis team abroad

  • ByteDance’s Trust and Safety team is hiring in Silicon Valley city Mountain View, Singapore and Dublin
  • These are new positions as the team’s risks analysts were previously all based in Beijing, according to sources

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ByteDance has posted job ads for risk analysts based in Silicon Valley, Singapore and Dublin to monitor public sentiment and analyse local regulations. Photo: Reuters
Coco Fengin GuangdongandMinghe Huin Beijing

The Chinese owner of viral short video app TikTok, recently under scrutiny in the US over national security concerns, is looking for professionals in Silicon Valley and other regions to monitor public sentiment and analyse local regulations.

The risk analyst positions under ByteDance's Trust and Safety team have been open since last week in three locations: Mountain View, Singapore and Dublin, according to the Beijing-based company’s website.

These are new positions, according to sources close to the matter, who said that the current risk analysis team consists of less than 10 people, all based in Beijing.

The company is also hiring new members to join the risk analysis team in Beijing, which is on an “expansive track,” sources told the Post.

ByteDance declined to comment for this story.

TikTok has been coming under fire from US lawmakers and officials over national security and privacy concerns recently. The US Army announced this month that it was undertaking a security assessment of the app due to national security concerns over the app’s handling of user data, soon after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) launched a national security review of ByteDance's US$1 billion acquisition of US social media app Musical.ly, which was later absorbed into TikTok.
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