Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is now looking to expand his TikTok ban bill to include all social media apps that share data with foreign adversaries.
The bill's amended language would prevent app stores from being held liable for offering the potentially bannedThe bill to ban TikTok is currently headed to Gov. Gianforte's desk. If he signs the bill, it would go into effect January 1.
Gianforte's proposed changes have been sent to the state legislature for approval to exidite the process, according to an email reviewed by the WSJ. Montana Republican Governor Greg Gianforte speaks at the ceremony to honor the four airman killed in a 1962 B-47 crash at 8,500 feet on Emigrant Peak on July 24, 2021, in Emigrant, Montana.to do the same, which it did.
The short-form video social media app has been under fire in recent months over concerns it could hand over user data to the Chinese government or pushLeaders at the FBI, CIA and numerous lawmakers of both parties have raised those concerns but haven’t presented any evidence to prove it has happened.
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