ByteDance has announced layoffs affecting less than 500 TikTok employees, primarily in Malaysia, as the company transitions to AI-driven content moderation. This move aims to enhance TikTok's global content moderation framework, which currently balances automated systems and human reviewers. The layoffs follow previous job cuts earlier this year, including over 250 positions in Ireland and around 1,000 in operations and marketing. TikTok has not responded to requests for further details on the layoffs.