TikTok CEO resigns amid US pressure to sell video app

TikTok’s CEO has stepped down after weeks of controversy over White House moves to ban the popular video app (AP)

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned amid US pressure for its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the popular video app which the White House calls a security risk.

In a letter to employees, Mr Mayer said his decision came after the “political environment has sharply changed”.