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TikTok CEO Resigns as Tensions Mount With White House

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   The head of TikTok resigned Wednesday as tensions mount between the
   Chinese-owned video platform and the White House, which contends TikTok
   is a security risk in the U.S.
   Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer announced his resignation days
   after the company filed a lawsuit challenging a U.S. government
   crackdown on the company over claims the social media app can be a tool
   to spy on U.S. citizens.
   Mayer, a former Disney executive who joined the company in May, said in
   letter to employees his decision to quit came after the "political
   environment has sharply changed" in recent weeks.
   "I understand that the role that I signed up for, including running
   TikTok globally, will look very different as a result of the U.S.
   administration's action to push for a sell-off of the U.S. business."
   U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6
   banning TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells its U.S.
   operations to an American company within 90 days.

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