Under the legislation, TikTok and app stores, like those operated by Apple and Google, could face fines of as much as $10,000 for violations.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed a law banning TikTok in the state, setting up the first legal and logistical test for broader efforts to restrict access to the wildly popular video-sharing app in the US.
The Montana law runs through a long list of concerns over TikTok, but it’s short on technical details. This prohibition would have applied not just to new users or people scrolling on their phones, but also to anyone trying to access TikTok on a desktop. Carl Szabo, general counsel for NetChoice, a tech group that includes TikTok and Google among its members, called the law “an unconstitutional attack on a single business.”
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit focused on digital rights, said Wednesday that a TikTok ban is unconstitutional and wouldn’t actually protect Montanans.
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