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TikTok could soon be a thing of the past for residents in Montana<\/a> after state lawmakers passed a bill that would ban the app from personal devices in the state.<\/p>\n

In a vote of 54 to 43, the Montana House of Representatives voted in favor of a measure Friday that would prohibit the popular social media app that has ties to the Chinese government from operating within the state.<\/p>\n

The passage of the bill, known as SB419<\/a>, comes amid growing concern from several lawmakers and voters that the app may be used by the Chinese to spy on certain aspects of American life.<\/p>\n

The measure now goes to Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, who declined to say Friday whether he plans to sign it into law. A statement provided by spokesperson Brooke Metrione said that the governor “will carefully consider” all bills the legislature sends to his desk, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

MONTANA CLOSE TO BECOMING 1ST STATE TO COMPLETELY BAN TIKTOK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Like several other governors, Gianforte banned TikTok<\/a> on state government devices last year, saying at the time that the app posed a “significant risk” to sensitive state data.<\/p>\n

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, whose office drafted the state\u2019s legislation, said in a social media post Friday that the bill “is a critical step to ensuring we are protecting Montanans\u2019 privacy,” even as he acknowledged that a court battle looms.<\/p>\n

The measure would prohibit downloads of TikTok in the state and would fine any “entity” \u2014 an app store or TikTok \u2014 $10,000 per day for each time someone “is offered the ability” to access or download the app. There would not be penalties for users.<\/p>\n

TikTok spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter promised a legal challenge over the measure\u2019s constitutionality, saying the bill\u2019s supporters “have admitted that they have no feasible plan” to enforce “this attempt to censor American voices.”<\/p>\n

BILL TO BAN TIKTOK SLAMMED AS ‘PATRIOT ACT FOR THE DIGITAL AGE’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The company “will continue to fight for TikTok users and creators in Montana whose livelihoods and First Amendment rights are threatened by this egregious government overreach,” Oberwetter said.<\/p>\n

TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance<\/a>, has been under intense scrutiny from both Democrats and Republicans over worries it could hand over user data to the Chinese government or push pro-Beijing propaganda and misinformation on the platform.<\/p>\n

Supporters of a TikTok ban point to two Chinese laws that compel companies in the country to cooperate with the government on state intelligence work. They also cite troubling episodes such as a disclosure by ByteDance in December that it fired four employees who accessed the IP addresses and other data of two journalists while attempting to uncover the source of a leaked report about the company.<\/p>\n

The Montana legislative ban would not take effect until January 2024 and would become void if Congress passes a national measure<\/a> or if TikTok severs its connections with China. The bill was introduced in February, just weeks after a Chinese spy balloon drifted over Montana, but had been drafted prior to that.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this article.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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