Montana isn’t alone in its fight against short-videophoneapp TikTok.
Tennessee is also one of the states,according to The Chattanoogan.
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A representative for TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
History of TikTok ban proposals
On May 17, Montana Gov.
A week later, TikTok filed to legally challenge the ban in US district court.
“We believe our legal challenge will prevail based on an exceedingly strong set of precedents and facts.”
There’s also been talk of a federal ban, though that ideaseems to have been tabled for now.
Why ban TikTok?
Social media app TikTok is owned by a company called ByteDance and was founded in China.
They are also worried that China could useTikTok’s content recommendationsfor misinformation.
Apage posted on TikTok’s site addresses the concerns about Chinese ownership.
What could a TikTok ban do?
TikTok reportsthat it has more than 150 million monthly active users in the US.
But Montana’s ban was never aimed at individual users.
However, the bill also includes even stricter rules for state employees using government devices.
