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 honestly really saddens me, because i feel like there isn t really a reason, there isjust a lot more behind it. there
a first of its kind bill to ban tiktok statewide, 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 a possibility of a $10,000 a day fine for a violation. earlier, i spoke to montana based tiktok influencer carly goddard, who described the platform as her livelihood. 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 honestly really saddens me, because i feel like there isn t really a reason, there isjust a lot more behind it. there are other social media apps children are using which they are not safe on, like they claim tiktok, you know, that they are not safe on that app. there is snapchat, there is instagram, and so many others, apps that children are us
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 and content creators, many of whom, with sizeable followings, depend on the platform to make a living. carly gotha rd carly gothard is one of these influences here, she posts lifestyle blogs, and i spoke to her earlier. festival, tell us what your reaction is to this move from montana lawmakers. i am just shocked. this is howl am just shocked. this is how i make my income, and i am able to help provide for my family, and honestly it really saddens me because i
was evacuated and is safe after a blast at a speech in wakayama according to reports byjapanese media. nhk is reporting that loud explosions have been heard at the western port where the prime minister was visiting. local media are also reporting that a person has been apprehended. report at the scene, at around 1115 on the 15th, he was visiting a fishing port, he was there according to this report to support the by election of the house of representatives for the wakayama district wine, and this reporter said an explosion sounded just before he began his speech, and it sounded like something was thrown in and exploded. that is 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 fi
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