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TikTok videos have taken over the internet. They’re short, funny, and can instantly go viral. But not everyone is laughing, like United States lawmakers who are concerned that the Chinese-owned app is a threat to the country’s national security.TikTok is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd and is under fire for possible links to the Chinese government. U.S. lawmakers are now probing the company for any breach of user data security, among other things.
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