WASHINGTON - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday (May 17) signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state to protect residents from alleged intelligence gathering by China, making it the first US state to ban the popular short video app. Montana will make it unlawful for Google and Apple's app stores to offer TikTok within the state,...
TikTok logo is displayed on the smartphone while standing on the US flag in this illustration picture taken, on Nov 8, 2019.WASHINGTON - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state to protect residents from alleged intelligence gathering by China, making it the first US state to ban the popular short video app.
Earlier, TikTok issued a statement saying that the new law "infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana by unlawfully banning TikTok," and said it will "continue working to defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana." In March, a congressional committee grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about whether the Chinese government could access user data or influence what Americans see on the app. But calls to ban TikTok nationwide or give the Biden administration new powers to crack down or ban TikTok have not advanced in Congress.
The short video app can be downloaded in app stores on Apple Inc and Google devices. Apple and Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, could also face fines of $10,000 per violation, per day if they violate the ban.The American Civil Liberties Union slammed the law as "unconstitutional" and noted that it will go into effect on Jan 1 if the courts do not act.
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