Microsoft Brings Down Curtains On LinkedIn China - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

China has blocked Twitter Inc TWTR and Facebook Inc FB for over a decade. Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL Google shuttered operations in 2010.
Now, Microsoft Corp MSFT has opted to pull the plug off China's version of LinkedIn amid the country's growing internet censorship.
Microsoft defended the move to a "significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China," CNBC reports.
Instead, Microsoft will launch a job search site in China without LinkedIn's social media features.
A Chinese internet regulator gave a 30-day deadline to LinkedIn in March to better moderate its content, the Wall Street Journal reports.
In September, LinkedIn blocked several U.S. journalists in China, along with academics and researchers citing "prohibited content" in their profiles.
LinkedIn launched in China in 2014 with limited features. The new site, called InJobs, will not include a social feed or allow users to share posts or articles.
Price Action: MSFT shares traded higher by 1.73% at $301.45 on the last check Thursday.