TikTok to close Nashville office, laying off 250 staff with severance plan
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What we know
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Department affected: content moderation / trust and safety.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
TikTok, Inc. is closing its Nashville office and has laid off 250 employees at that location, with the company offering a severance plan for affected staff. The closure and job cuts were reported in connection with a company decision to wind down operations at the Nashville site; TikTok said it will provide severance to those impacted. The article frames the move as a local office shutdown rather than a company-wide reduction and provides context about employee support efforts. No specific departments were identified, and the piece did not tie the layoffs to a broader, simultaneous round elsewhere in the company.
TikTok, Inc. cut 250 jobs in TN affecting its content moderation / trust and safety team as of August 11, 2026.
That is roughly 2.3% of the 11,000 people TikTok, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 5 layoff events at TikTok, Inc. since July 2024, including 96 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 3 additional events known from news reporting.
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