BREAKING: Montana BANS TikTok
Montana Governor signed a bill banning TikTok in the state and prohibiting downloads of the app.
The ban, set to take effect Jan 1, could face legal challenges while influencing a nationwide TikTok prohibition under consideration in Washington.
The law prevents TikTok from operating in Montana and prohibits app stores like Google and Apple from making the app available for download.
The alleged reason for the ban is that TikTok serves as a ‘national security risk’ to the U.S.
This allegation is due to concerns TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, would leak U.S. citizens' data to the Chinese Communist Party.
Free-speech advocates, including the ACLU, criticize the ban as a violation of First Amendment rights.
The nationwide banning of TikTok is being used to as a scapegoat to introduce The Restrict Act, designed to destroy crypto while introducing VERY harsh censorship laws.
The legislation's authors anticipate legal battles, while supporters claim legal precedence.
The case could determine whether federal efforts to ban TikTok are upheld.
While I understand the concerns that are leading to this ban, I worry this could set a very dangerous precedence.
Instead, I much prefer forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok U.S. to an American-owned company.
Is banning TikTok the right move? Or is it a violation of the first amendment?
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