ByteDance Debunks Rumor: Rumors of "ByteDance Wuhan All Laid Off" Are False, Will Increase Investment in Hubei

According to 1M AI News's monitoring, yesterday's "internal message" regarding ByteDance's layoffs spread online. The "WeChat chat records" show that ByteDance's Wuhan, China R&D center will undergo a large-scale personnel restructuring, and even an "internal source" confirmed that "this adjustment has been decided."

In response to online rumors about "ByteDance's complete layoffs in Wuhan," ByteDance stated today: Currently, ByteDance has over 2,000 employees in Wuhan, involved in various businesses such as lifestyle services, Dunchedi, Feishu, ByteEngine, and Volcano Engine, and will continue to increase its investment in Hubei Province. In the near future, around 50 employees will be relocated due to business adjustments. The online claims of "ByteDance laying off everyone in Wuhan" are false.

ByteDance announced the establishment of its R&D center in Wuhan in December 2017. In January 2018, Hubei Today's Headlines Technology Co., Ltd. was officially registered in Donghu High-tech Zone.