Free speech and data experts weigh in on Montana TikTok ban

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

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