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Off Anatoliy Sizov/iStock By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The United States government is considering banning TikTok because it views the hugely popular social media app as a security threat, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The video app, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has an estimated 65-80 million active monthly users in the U.S., who share 15-second videos with quick edits, music, and filters. TikTok has exploded in the last year, with over 175 million downloads in the U.S. and over 1 billion users worldwide. But since last fall, U.S. lawmakers have been calling...
