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Montana Governor Signs Total Ban of TikTok in the State

Author: Editors Desk Source: N.Y Times
May 17, 2023 at 19:09
Gov. Greg Gianforte of Montana, shown in January, signed the country’s first statewide ban of TikTok on Wednesday.Credit...Thom Bridge/Independent Record, via Associated Press
Gov. Greg Gianforte of Montana, shown in January, signed the country’s first statewide ban of TikTok on Wednesday.Credit...Thom Bridge/Independent Record, via Associated Press

The legislation is the most extreme prohibition of the app in the nation and will almost certainly face legal challenges.


 

The governor of Montana, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill on Wednesday to ban TikTok from operating inside the state, the most extreme prohibition of the app in the nation and one that will almost certainly be challenged in court. The ban will take effect on Jan. 1.

“Today, Montana takes the most decisive action of any state to protect Montanans’ private data and sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese Communist Party,” Mr. Gianforte, a Republican, said in a news release.

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