[patz]

> Unsurprisingly, my relationship with TikTok’s press office was tense. Though I was unaware of it, at the same time TikTok was pushing back on reports of a toxic workplace, several employees had decided to surveil my phone, tracking my location in hopes of finding my sources.

And as you can imagine, the follow up questions by the author about the incident were not answered.

This is not the same as Google or Facebook, or any other giants spying on people.

If it was really merely some TikTok's employees' own decision, then just like it's working atmosphere, it's culture is toxic.