TikTok exec claims he was fired for flagging illegal activity
of engineering at ByteDance in the US has said the company discharged him after he voiced concern to management that it was taking user content from other platforms, mainly Instagram and Snapchat.
The dispute comes at a time when ByteDance-owned app TikTok faces growing calls for a nationwide ban from some US politicians regarding concerns about potential Chinese government influence over it. Yintao “Roger” Yu said in a complaint filed on Friday in San Francisco state court that the Chinese tech company engaged in a “worldwide scheme to steal and profit from the content of others” without seeking permission.When Yu raised these concerns to higher management, he said they dismissed them and asked him to hide the illegal programme, especially from employees in the US, as it had stricter IP laws and class actions.
In April, Montana lawmakers passed a bill to ban its short-form TikTok app from operating in the state. In March, US lawmakers questioned TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, about potential Chinese influence, saying its short videos were damaging children’s mental health, reflecting bipartisan concerns about the app’s power over Americans. —
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