Montana politicians pass a bill, known as SB 419, to ban TikTok from operating and being downloaded in the state.
Montana politicians have passed a bill to ban popular short-form video app TikTok from operating in the state, the latest threat to the Chinese-owned app's existence in the US.The bill would prohibit mobile app stores from offering TikTok for download to users in Montana
Meanwhile, Australia has recently banned TikTok from government devices, joining several other countries, including the US, to block the app "The governor will carefully consider any bill the legislature sends to his desk," said a spokesperson for the Montana governor's office. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, is facing growing calls from some US politicians to ban the app nationwide over concerns about potential Chinese government influence over the platform.
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