Montana bans TiKTok

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Montana’s governor just signed a bill that will ban TikTok in the state, but cybersecurity experts aren’t sure how the new law will be effectively enforced …

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00:00Montana just became the first state in the United States to ban TikTok. But can

00:03the new law even effectively be enforced? Root can explain in less than 60 seconds.

00:07Montana Republican Governor Greg Gianforte signed the TikTok ban into law in order to protect

00:12Montanan's private data and sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese

00:17Communist Party. But cybersecurity experts say it will be difficult to enforce the ban on a

00:22state-by-state basis and believe that many could circumnavigate the ban by using a virtual private

00:27network. Under the new legislation, users would not be penalized for breaking the law. But rather,

00:31app stores owned by Apple and Google, as well as TikTok itself, would be fined $10,000 per day

00:37every time someone is given the opportunity to access the platform. A TikTok spokesperson said

00:41the new measure violates free speech rights. The new law, which is not scheduled to take

00:45effect until 2024, is expected to meet legal opposition before then.

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