Montana to become first US state to ban TikTok
The law will make it illegal for app stores to offer TikTok, but does not ban people who already have TikTok from using it.TikTok says it has 150m American users. Although the app's user base has expanded in recent years, it is still most popular with teenagers and users in their 20s.However, there are concerns across the US political spectrum that TikTok could be a national security risk.
TikTok is owned by ByteDance - a Chinese company.In March, a congressional committee grilled TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew about whether the Chinese government could access user data or influence what Americans see on the app. Mr Shou repeatedly said that it would never spy on Americans - despite admitting that employees had used the TikTok accounts of journalists to obtain information about them.should sell TikTok or face a possible ban in the countryThe penalties apply to companies, but not individual users. Firms that break the law face penalties of up to $10,000 , which would be enforced by Montana's Department of Justice.
It means that technology giants like Apple and Google could face fines if they allow TikTok to be downloaded in Montana from their app stores.You may also be interested in:
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