The ByteDance Corporate Discipline and Professional Ethics Committee issued Notice No. 3 2026 in mainland China, focusing on the handling results of internal irregularities and disciplinary cases in the second quarter of 2026. According to the report, a total of 114 employees were dismissed for violating the company's red line. Of these, 8 were handed over to the judicial authorities for suspected criminal offenses, and 6 were brought in civil lawsuits for seriously harming the company's interests. According to the report, a number of employees were dealt with due to illegal inquiries and external dissemination of confidential internal information: some employees used system authority to check internal confidential information in violation of regulations and then leaked the information to external peer companies through social software, live displays, etc.; there were also employees who, for the purpose of showing off, took the initiative to assist external personnel to search for and divulge confidential internal information after disclosing their employees' identities to the outside world. The employees involved were all dismissed or terminated from their internship agreements. Some of them were notified by real name, synchronized with industry alliances, and prosecuted in civil lawsuits. Following the first announcement in September 2025, ByteDance once again revealed typical cases of social media leaks and rumor fabrication in this round of announcements. According to the report, an intern posted false statements on external social networking platforms, maliciously fabricated rumors about the company's culture and working atmosphere, and attacked colleagues with multiple derogatory labels. The post was highly interactive and quickly spread to multiple external social platforms, which had a serious negative impact on the company's employer brand. The company has terminated the internship agreement due to its actions in violation of the company's social media policy. The notice reminds that during this reporting period, the company's disciplinary department discovered many cases of employees posting false posts about work intensity on social media. The relevant posts gained traffic through exaggerated or misrepresented statements, or made malicious games, which had a bad impact on the company's employer brand, and the company has taken serious disciplinary action against the relevant personnel. At the same time, the notice called for “everyone to abide by the company's social media policy, not post false information, and avoid affecting the company's reputation.”

The ByteDance Corporate Discipline and Professional Ethics Committee issued Notice No. 3 2026 in mainland China, focusing on the handling results of internal irregularities and disciplinary cases in the second quarter of 2026. According to the report, a total of 114 employees were dismissed for violating the company's red line. Of these, 8 were handed over to the judicial authorities for suspected criminal offenses, and 6 were brought in civil lawsuits for seriously harming the company's interests. According to the report, a number of employees were dealt with due to illegal inquiries and external dissemination of confidential internal information: some employees used system authority to check internal confidential information in violation of regulations and then leaked the information to external peer companies through social software, live displays, etc.; there were also employees who, for the purpose of showing off, took the initiative to assist external personnel to search for and divulge confidential internal information after disclosing their employees' identities to the outside world. The employees involved were all dismissed or terminated from their internship agreements. Some of them were notified by real name, synchronized with industry alliances, and prosecuted in civil lawsuits. Following the first announcement in September 2025, ByteDance once again revealed typical cases of social media leaks and rumor fabrication in this round of announcements. According to the report, an intern posted false statements on external social networking platforms, maliciously fabricated rumors about the company's culture and working atmosphere, and attacked colleagues with multiple derogatory labels. The post was highly interactive and quickly spread to multiple external social platforms, which had a serious negative impact on the company's employer brand. The company has terminated the internship agreement due to its actions in violation of the company's social media policy. The notice reminds that during this reporting period, the company's disciplinary department discovered many cases of employees posting false posts about work intensity on social media. The relevant posts gained traffic through exaggerated or misrepresented statements, or made malicious games, which had a bad impact on the company's employer brand, and the company has taken serious disciplinary action against the relevant personnel. At the same time, the notice called for “everyone to abide by the company's social media policy, not post false information, and avoid affecting the company's reputation.”