TikTok started a global restructuring on July 1, 2026, that includes layoffs in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and its Dublin, Ireland headquarters [1, 2, 3]. The wave mainly affects employees in the Trust and Safety division, which handles content moderation and platform compliance roles [1, 2].
At its Dublin office, TikTok plans to cut approximately 300 jobs from a workforce of over 2,000 employees [2, 3]. The company indicates it will also create hundreds of new specialist roles alongside redeployments, but the net effect is a reduction of about 300 positions [2]. TikTok is shifting some quality assurance functions out of Ireland to other regional centers and focusing more on AI data services and operations roles there [3].
Affected employees in Malaysia were notified abruptly on July 1, 2026, with around 20 layoffs reported and described in social media posts [1]. TikTok committed to complying with local labor laws by providing severance packages, transparency, respect, and transitional assistance to those impacted [1].
A TikTok spokesperson said the reorganization aims to "strengthen our global operating model for Trust and Safety, including proposals to evolve the way we work to ensure teams remain scalable and agile, the creation of hundreds of new specialist roles here in Dublin and redeployment opportunities, and advancing platform safety through the latest technological innovations" [2].
Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers commented the layoffs "show the uncertainty that our economy is facing in context of the disruptive effect of AI within the labour market in particular" [2].
In Ireland, a collective consultation process with staff is ongoing, and the final job loss numbers have yet to be finalized [2].
