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US lawmakers mull restrictions on TikTok over security concerns

US lawmakers have expressed concern that data from US TikTok users could be passed along to the Chinese government [File: Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo]

The United States Congress is considering legislation that would restrict the use of TikTok by government employees over security concerns that user data could be passed along to the Chinese government.

The US Senate passed a bill earlier this week that would ban federal workers from using TikTok on government-owned devices, and conservative lawmakers in states such as Georgia have passed similar legislation.

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