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TikTok Banned in MT

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the first state in the U.S. to enact a complete ban on TikTok on Wednesday when Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a measure that’s more sweeping than any other state’s attempts to curtail the social media app, which is owned by a Chinese tech company.

The measure, scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024, is expected to be challenged legally and will serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers have envisioned. Cybersecurity experts say it could be difficult to enforce the ban.
Pro: Tik Tok is way too close to the authoritarian Chinese Communist Party govt - who I rather abhor - and they can use it to vacuum up all kinds of data to who knows what ends.

Pro: Tik Tok sucks up the lives of our young people in algorithmically driven addiction.

Con: Free speech and liberty to operate a business as anyone, person or corporation (hey arent those the same thing, legally?), sees fit.

Con-fused: as to how a state even goes solo with a law that regards commerce which is inherently interstate.

AP article:
Montana says 1st-in-nation TikTok ban protects people. TikTok says it violates their rights
 
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Never been sign on to it. I only watch TK ...well the Chinese version. My wife is Chinese and wow its nothing what so ever like it is in the USA. HAHA I can't tell you how many Cat videos then what I LOVE is so many food ones. Again I have no account.. with any of that praise GOD
 
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How to enforce it?

Right? Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Bozeman, if you have Tik Tok installed on your devices, please delete it before deboarding the plane : )
 
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Yeah! How to enforce it?

But as for free speech —Being a Chinese (not by nationality but by citizenry) entity, they have no rights in this country.
The people of Montana, however, do have rights.
 
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