Over two dozen state governments in the United States have placed web-tracking code made by TikTok's parent company ByteDance on their official websites. Citing a report from Toronto-based company Feroot Security, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (March 21) that a review of websites of over 3,500 companies, organisations and governments entities by Feroot found that the so-called tracking pixels from ByteDance were present in 30 American state government websites across 27 states, including those where TikTok was banned from state networks and devices.

US: Over two dozen state govts use trackers made by TikTok’s parent company, says report

China's Foreign Ministry on Monday said that popular mobile phone app TikTok is being "encircled" and "coerced" as its parent company ByteDance picked Oracle as partner to try to save its business in the United States.

China says TikTok being 'encircled' and 'coerced' after ByteDance drops sale

CEO Kevin Mayer on Thursday resigned from Chinese video-sharing app TikTok. Also Read: TikTok removes 380,000 videos in US for hate content In a letter, Mayers said: "It is with a heavy heart that I wanted to let you all know that I have decided to leave the company.

'I have decided to leave the company': TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns amid US government crackdown