LinkedIn China to shut down after scrutiny for censoring Americans

Microsoft announced Thursday that it will shut down its Chinese version of LinkedIn after coming under pressure from Congress and journalists for censoring Americans at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party.

LinkedIn, the only major American social media platform that operates in China, has for many months blocked the profiles of Americans who refer to the Asian superpower in a critical fashion.

At least 100 Americans' LinkedIn profiles have anecdotally been found to have been banned by China  in the past few months for allegedly anti-China content in the "Education" or "Experience" sections of their LinkedIn profiles.