TikTok has faced a ton of adversity in the past few months. The app was banned in India after a skirmish at the China border between two armies. It had to pull out from Hong Kong’s app stores, and the US President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order that could ban the app in the country. In a statement Bytedance thanked Mayer: In a letter, Mayer said he was impressed by the company, but he’s leaving now as politician environment changes will force corporate restructuring. Mayer’s added that leading a global team was a big draw for him when he joined the firm. However, because of recent actions of the US administration, the role might look different, as a potential buyer might buy select regions of the app’s operations. I want to be clear that this decision has nothing to do with the company, what I see for our future, or the belief I have in what we are building. Yiming understands my decision and I thank him for his support on this. developing…
