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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.

We've been covering the increasing cost of living this week on the programme. We've looked at Argentina, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and now today we're focusing on Lebanon. What's life like for three young women living in Beirut? Lebanon is in a severe economic crisis - in 2022 inflation reached 171.2%.

And the US film star Johnny Depp has returned to the international stage for the first time in three years, appearing on the red carpet at the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival. Our reporter there tells us what's been happening.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: TikTok on a mobile phone. Credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)

50 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 May 202315:06GMT

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  • Thu 18 May 202315:06GMT

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