
Montana to ban TikTok
Montana is set to become the first US state to ban TikTok from personal phones.
Montana is set to become the first US state to ban Chinese-owned media giant TikTok from personal devices.The state's governor, Greg Gianforte, signed the ban into law on Wednesday. It's due to take effect on the 1st January. Our correspondent explains how this ban might work and we hear from people in Montana.
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Presenter: James Reynolds
(Photo: TikTok on a mobile phone. Credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
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