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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Callum Jones in New York

BuzzFeed plans to lay off 16% of employees after selling Complex

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The company plans to use proceeds from the sale to strengthen its balance sheet and pay down debt. Photograph: Pavlo Gonchar/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

BuzzFeed announced plans to lay off dozens of employees after offloading Complex Networks at a significant discount.

The struggling digital media group, which also owns HuffPost, said it would reduce its remaining workforce by 16% as part of a strategic restructuring. This will save the firm about $23m a year, it said.

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