ByteDance to close some tutoring ops after Beijing clampdown on sector

ByteDance to close some tutoring ops after Beijing clampdown on sector

FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken Nov. 27, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

TikTok owner ByteDance told employees on Thursday it planned to lay off staff in its education business and close some of its tutoring operations after China imposed sweeping regulations on the sector, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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