January 15, 2025 5:06 PM

TikTok executive alleges forced oath to support China’s “socialist system”

A former TikTok executive has alleged that she was required to pledge support for China's "socialist system" and national interests, as revealed in a lawsuit and documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Katie Puris, who served as TikTok's head of global brand and creative, claims in the lawsuit that her employer, along with its Chinese parent company ByteDance and subsidiary Douyin, discriminated against her on the basis of gender and age. Puris said that she was forced to sign a...