Montana is first US state to prohibit TikTok for consumer users

Montana bans TikTok and paves way for First Amendment legal fights.

Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana signed the country’s first bill that bans social video app TikTok in his state, paving the way for a legal fight that could determine the fate of a nationwide prohibition that is under consideration in Washington, DC.

The Republican governor on Wednesday signed the

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