[Sources: Claims of Tencent Laying Off 50% of its Staff Are Completely Untrue] According to Jiemian News, regarding today's rumors of Tencent laying off 50% of its staff, sources close to Tencent revealed that during Tencent's 28th anniversary Linktime online livestream, Tencent's management proactively expressed its determination to accelerate organizational change. They specifically mentioned that this is different from the "cost reduction and efficiency improvement" efforts of a few years ago. The previous approach was relatively passive and focused more on "cost reduction"; this time, it's a proactive move towards the AI era, focusing more on "efficiency improvement," inspiring teams to create new value, encouraging frontline colleagues to actively participate, and requiring the middle management to become more flat and agile.