A ByteDance Inc. whistleblower asked to drop his lawsuit against the company just days before a hearing where ByteDance is expected to argue that he committed perjury and fabricated evidence.
Yintao “Roger” Yu, former head of engineering in the US for ByteDance, sued the TikTok Inc. owner for wrongful termination after he criticized the company for “brazenly unlawful conduct” and its ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
In his Nov. 15 motion to dismiss his own suit, Yu said he has agreed to arbitration with ByteDance, meaning the sanctions hearing set for Nov. 20 in the US District Court for ...
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