Twitter to lay off half of Bengaluru engineering team: Srcs

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has decided to lay off a large chunk of its global engineering team based at its Bengaluru development centre, as per sources.

Adith Charlie of CNBC-TV18 reports that the social media platform has been on a shaky ground over the last two years as subscriber growth has been not at par with peers like Facebook.

What is happening in India is a reflection of the global trend, he added.

Twitter has refused to commit to number but has said in a release that it will maintain a presence in Bengaluru.Watch video for more.