US mulls a ban on TikTok and other Chinese social media apps

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'We are taking this very seriously,' Pompeo says

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the government is "certainly looking at" banning TikTok amid concerns over app's handling of users' data. "I don't want to get out in front ...

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