Twitter Discontinue Engineering Tasks in India, Lay Off Employees At Bengaluru Development Centre
Microblogging site Twitter has decided to discontinue engineering tasks in India, a move that will lead to lay offs at its development centre in Bengaluru.
The company, however, did not disclose the number of people being handed pink slips.
When contacted, Twitter in an emailed statement said: "As part of our normal business review, we have decided to stop the global engineering work at the Bengaluru development centre. We thank the impacted individuals for their valuable contributions and are doing as much as we can to provide them a respectful exit from our company."
The company "remains committed to India as a strategic market for users, partners and advertisers," it added.
The company further said: "Today, India is one of our fastest growing markets worldwide and we continue to...