Montana became the first state in the US to completely ban TikTok on Wednesday when the state’s Republican governor signed a measure that is more sweeping than any other state’s attempts to curtail the social media app.
The measure, which is scheduled to take effect on January 1 2024, is expected to be challenged legally and will serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national legislators have envisioned.
“Today, Montana takes the most decisive action of any state to protect Montanans’ private data and sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese Communist Party,” governor Greg Gianforte said in a statement.
