TikTok CEO, Mayer Resigns Amid US Pressure
August 27, 2020
2:54 pm
Kevin Mayer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Chinese-owned video app, TikTok, has resigned from his position amid pressure from the US.
Mayer announced his decision in a letter to employees, saying his decision to leave comes after the “political environment has sharply changed.”
President Donald Trump had announced that he was ready to sign an executive order banning the app.
China, reacting, warned the United States over its demand that TikTok must be sold to a U.S corporation.
Its Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Wang Wenbin urged the US to refrain from …
