The ban is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, within the state of Montana, where 200,000 users and 6,000 businesses currently use the app, according to company spokesperson Jamal Brown. Here's what to know.
won’t be penalized, the new law fines any “entity” — i.e. app stores like Apple or Google, or TikTok itself — $10,000 per day each time a person is able to download or access the platform.that the ban was unlawful, but didn’t say whether the company intended to file a lawsuit.
“We want to reassure Montanans that they can continue using TikTok to express themselves, earn a living, and find community as we continue working to defend the rights of our users inside and outside of Montana,” Oberwetter said.TikTok content creators gather outside the Capitol to voice their opposition to a potential ban on the app, highlighting the platform's impact on their livelihoods and communities in Washington DC, United States on March 22, 2023.
Opponents and cybersecurity experts say it will likely be easy for TikTok enthusiasts to get around the ban by using a virtual private network to encrypt their data and prevent others from observing their web browsing, while state officials argue that geofencing technology is already in use for things like online sports gambling apps.
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