His decision to leave the company comes days after TikTok filed suit against the Trump administration over an executive order that prevents the video-sharing app from making business transactions in the United States. 

General Manager Venessa Pappas will become interim CEO of the firm, according to a memo seen by Reuters.

“In recent weeks, as the political environment has sharply changed, I have done significant reflection on what the corporate structural changes will require, and what it means for the global role I signed up for,” Mayer said in the letter.

TikTok has confirmed his departure, noting that the growing political dimensions of his role as CEO had “significantly changed” his day-to-day responsibilities. 

ByteDance, which owns the popular app, said in a statement that it hoped to quickly resolve the business hurdles that it faces in the US.

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