In a stand against authoritarianism, Montana bans TikTok downloads–The Register

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

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UPDATED Montana has become the first American state to ban downloads of TikTok in its jurisdiction.

Governor Greg Gianforte (R) on Thursday signed a bill into law that prohibits the downloading of the app by Montana residents. Senate Bill 410 bans mobile application marketplaces – such as Google Play and the Apple App Store – from offering TikTok within the state.

And he said the Montana Department of Justice will seek punishment if this law is ignored — though individual TikTok users won’t be penalized and nor will anyone carrying out law enforcement, national security, and security research activities, or “essential government uses permitted by the governor on the information technology system of the state.”

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