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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Alaina Demopoulos

Montana TikTok users denounce ban: ‘We have terrible roads but they’re banning an app’

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Christian W Poole, left, and Kylie Nelson, right, on TikTok. Photograph: TikTok

On Wednesday, a 30-year-old influencer named Kylie Nelson signed a deal with TikTok to promote the app on her page. A few hours later, she learned that the state of Montana had passed a law banning TikTok.

“Now I’m wondering: what do we do here?” said Nelson, who lives in Billings and is a full-time content creator. “About 60% to 70% of my brand collaborations are with TikTok. So, yeah, I’m pretty bummed out by the news.”

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