【The Japan Times】Microsoft to shut LinkedIn China, citing ‘challenging’ climate

Microsoft to shut LinkedIn China, citing ‘challenging’ climate

単語の確認

Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn is shuttering a localized version of its professional networking platform in China, becoming the last major U.S. social media provider to pull out of the country and marking the demise of a rare U.S. tech success there.

・demise：終焉、解体
　（deathの婉曲語）

In exchange for being allowed to operate, the company agreed to restrict some content to adhere to state censorship rules.

・adhere：（規則などに対して）支持する、忠実である
・censorship：検閲、抑圧

Earlier that month, China’s internet regulator reprimanded LinkedIn executives for failing to control political content, according to the New York Times.

・reprimand～：～を叱責する

The greater regulatory scrutiny of LinkedIn in China echoes a broader crackdown on technology companies in the country. The government has stiffened oversight of its biggest tech firms

・scrutiny（skrúːtəni）：精密な調査、精査
・stiffened～：～を強める、～を固くする
・oversight：見落とし、ミス

Last month, China’s top court effectively granted consumers the right to sue Apple for alleged abuse of market power

・sue～：～を告訴する