Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state, making it the first US state to ban the popular short video app. | Reuters
Montana will make it unlawful for Google and Apple’s app stores to offer the TikTok app within its borders. The ban takes effect on January 1, 2024.TikTok, which has more than 150 million American users, is facing growing calls from US lawmakers and state officials to ban the app nationwide over concerns about potential Chinese government influence over the platform.
TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, said in a statement the bill “infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana by unlawfully banning TikTok,” adding that they “will defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana.” Montana, which has a population of just more than 1 million people, said TikTok could face fines for each violation and additional fines of $10,000 per day if they violate the ban that takes effect on the first day of January 2024.
TikTok’s free speech allies include several Democratic members of Congress including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and First Amendment groups like the American Civil Liberties Union.
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