Chinese ride-hailing app suspends UK launch plan
Chinese ride-hailing app suspends UK launch plan
Robert Miller
Tuesday August 24 2021, 12.01am, The Times
DiDi Global has its first licences to operate in Salford, Sheffield, Wolverhampton and Manchester
DiDi Global has its first licences to operate in Salford, Sheffield, Wolverhampton and Manchester
BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS
DiDi Global, China’s ride-hailing app, has suspended its plans to launch in Britain and continental Europe, against the backdrop of a regulatory backlash at home over data privacy.
The move comes on the heels of a regulatory clampdown on China’s huge internet sector, which includes companies like DiDi, for antitrust, customer data privacy and other violations.
Regulators have removed its mobile app from app stores amid a cybersecurity investigation triggered by concerns about user data leaving China.
Staff working on the launches have been told that they face possible redundancy and DiDi has stopped hiring in Britain, pulling the launch plans for at least 12 months, according to The Telegraph.
Robert Miller
Tuesday August 24 2021, 12.01am, The Times
DiDi Global has its first licences to operate in Salford, Sheffield, Wolverhampton and Manchester
DiDi Global has its first licences to operate in Salford, Sheffield, Wolverhampton and Manchester
BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS
DiDi Global, China’s ride-hailing app, has suspended its plans to launch in Britain and continental Europe, against the backdrop of a regulatory backlash at home over data privacy.
The move comes on the heels of a regulatory clampdown on China’s huge internet sector, which includes companies like DiDi, for antitrust, customer data privacy and other violations.
Regulators have removed its mobile app from app stores amid a cybersecurity investigation triggered by concerns about user data leaving China.
Staff working on the launches have been told that they face possible redundancy and DiDi has stopped hiring in Britain, pulling the launch plans for at least 12 months, according to The Telegraph.
