TikTok is creating 1,000 new jobs in Ireland.
It's adding to its workforce of 2,000 here.
The video sharing platform first came to Ireland in 2019.
It has a number of it's European teams based in Dublin, including a transparancy and accountability centre.
The head of the IDA says this investment shows Ireland's strategic importance.
It's believed the recruitment for these 1,000 jobs will start straight away.
IDA Ireland is delighted to learn that TikTok will increase its workforce in Ireland by a further 1,000 employees in 2022. Today, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was in Dublin to meet with Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD and IDA CEO @MartinDShanahan #WhyIreland – https://t.co/WchtImnYFk pic.twitter.com/6pKE3ledbF
— IDA Ireland (@IDAIRELAND) June 10, 2022
Earlier this week the app announced plans to improve user's wellbeing by allowing them to set screentime limits, after teenagers reported wanting to have more control.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says: "TikTok’s growth since coming to Ireland has been truly incredible. At the start of 2022, TikTok had over 2,000 employees in Ireland, and the addition of another 1,000 this year really underlines the company’s commitment to Ireland, our people and the environment we have worked hard to create here.
"There are more people employed in Ireland now than at any other point in our history. We don’t take it for granted and will continue to work hard to make companies like TikTok feel welcome here."
Good meeting with TikTok CEO @ShouZiChew and @IDAIRELAND today to discuss their Irish growth plans.
Delighted that TikTok are creating 1000 new jobs here in 2022.
Clear evidence of the company’s commitment to Ireland – and our highly skilled workforce. #WhyIreland pic.twitter.com/zoPblIwcJ1— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) June 10, 2022
IDA Ireland CEO Martin Shanahan says: "TikTok has expanded rapidly since establishing in Dublin in 2019. News of these additional 1,000 jobs, adding to its already substantial headcount, underscores the strategic importance of Ireland in TikTok’s global operations, with its Dublin site now base for a number of the company’s critical functions: its EMEA Trust and Safety Hub, European SMB operations, European Data Privacy and Data Protection team, its Transparency and Accountability Centre and, the most recently added, first regional Fusion Centre to be developed.
"That represents a substantial, continued investment by TikTok and is proof of the company’s continued commitment to Ireland."
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