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Free speech and data experts weigh in on Montana TikTok ban

TikTok HQ, California
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As TikTok sues Montana after the state bans the app, we asked experts for their thoughts.

Last Friday, Montana became the first state to announce a ban on the social video app TikTok, inevitably paving the way for First Amendment legal fights.

Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana signed the bill into law – one that Montana’s legislature had passed last month – and its effective