TikTok may undergo corporate changes to distance from China amid US scrutiny

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TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, is considering establishing a headquarters for the video app outside of China or a new management board to distance the service from the country, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing a source familiar with the matter

The short-form video app TikTok could soon see a shakeup of its corporate structure as it confronts mounting criticism from politicians in the US over ties to its Chinese parent company.

TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, is considering establishing a headquarters for the video app outside of China or a new management board to distance the service from the country, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing a source familiar with the matter.A TikTok spokesperson confirmed Thursday that its parent company is weighing changes to its corporate structure.

 

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Wasn't it a Korean company owned by Samsung?

That does not matter. Sell tiktok completely or get banned

Soon it will surely pass over the FB!

🙄🙄🙄

Time to ban this Chinese spying company in the US

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