TikTok’s #2 Exec Bails as Company Fights for Its Life TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas, the long-time face of the company’s US operations, is calling it quits. The top executive revealed their resignation in an email to staff Thursday saying the “time is right to move on and refocus.” Their departure comes at a time of extreme uncertainty at the company, with lawmakers at the state and federal level foaming at the mouth to ban the app on national security grounds. “After nearly 5 years at TikTok I am stepping down as COO,” they tweeted. “To our amazing community…