TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)The United States is looking at the possibility of banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talked about it in an interview with FOX News."It's something we're looking at," said Pompeo.It is the latest controversy involving China which includes increasing U.S.-China tensions over trade, the coronavirus outbreak and recently, China's actions in Hong Kong.TikTok said Tuesday it will stop operations in Hong Kong, joining other social media companies following a sweeping national security law that took effect last week."We've worked on this very issue for a long time, whether it was the problem of having Huawei.