Montana bill to ban personal use of TikTok stalled in state House as end to legislative session looms wfin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wfin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
setting the stage for future court battles that could determine the fate in the us of the popular social media app, which is owned by china. the bill, which will now be sent to the governor s desk, specifically names tiktok as a target of the bill and the possibility of a $10,000 a day fine for a violation. although the ban wouldn t take effect untiljanuary 2024, it would impact thousands of montana tiktok users, including tiktok influencers many of whom depend on the platform to make a living. carly goddard is one of those influencers, and she posts lifestyle vlogs and recipes to her nearly 100,000 followers. shejoins us live from billings, montana. very good to have you on the bbc. so, first of all, tell us what your reaction is to this move from montana lawmakers? so, i am just shocked. this is how i make my income, i am able to provide for my family, it
the reporting from nhk, the broadcaster, it s a moving situation and we will bring you all the latest details on that story as they come into us, but at the moment, that is the information we have that breaking story from japan. montana has become the first us state to pass legislation imposing a total ban on the popular app, tiktok. the bill is the first of its kind, and if signed into law by the montana governor, will almost certainly face legal challenges. under the proposed law, apple and google would have to remove tiktok from their app stores orface the possibility of a $10,000 a day fine for violation. tiktok has denied accusations that it s a tool of the chinese communist party. the company has described the proposed ban as egregious government overreach . although the ban wouldn t take effect untiljanuary 2024, it would impact thousands of montana tiktok users including tiktok influencers, many of whom depend on the platform to make a living. tell us your reaction to this