TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has quietly posted at least two new job openings in its Gurgaon office, focusing on Trust & Safety roles:
- Content Moderator (Bengali Speaker) – Trust & Safety: Responsible for content review, moderation of sensitive user-generated content, and ensuring compliance with platform policies. Fluency in Bengali and English is required.
- Wellbeing Partnership and Operations Lead – Trust & Safety: A higher-level role overseeing wellbeing initiatives and liaising with partners to support outsourced moderation teams. Moneycontrol
Additionally, listings for roles like Content Moderator (Nepali Speaker) have appeared, suggesting TikTok is scaling its regional content moderation capabilities.
Context: Ban remains in effect
These job postings have sparked speculation about a possible TikTok comeback in India. However, the ban remains firmly in place, and there has been no official order lifting it. Government sources have reaffirmed that any reports of reinstatement are false.
Why the hiring matters
These openings suggest that TikTok/ByteDance is maintaining an operational presence in India and preparing its Trust & Safety infrastructure—perhaps anticipating regulatory shifts or laying groundwork for future operations.
