In response to mounting regulatory pressure in the U.S., TikTok has reportedly decided to remove a key executive, Erich Andersen, who has been at the forefront of the company’s efforts to allay national security concerns. What Happened: Andersen, the U.S.-based general counsel for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd., has been leading discussions with the U.S. government to demonstrate that the app is taking adequate measures to prevent China from accessing U.S. users’ data or influencing their feeds. Despite these efforts, the company has failed to convince the U.S. government…
