TikTok banned in Montana

The Chinese mobile application TikTok currently has even more than two billion downloads to smartphones and tablets. The social network TikTok is popular primarily because it allows users to quickly and easily post short videos and add effects and filters.

But American politicians are not overly enthusiastic about the TikTok social network. These are indeedč convinced that the social network TikTok illegally collects personal data of American users. Therefore, it is not surprising that the US Senate voted against the use of the TikTok application on government devices a while ago, so that from now on American officials will no longer be able to use it. may have TikTok applications installed on their work phones or tablets.

Recently, however, there was a legal ban on the use of the TikTok social network even for ordinary users. The American federal state of Montana was the first to do this. This is a law called “SB 419“, which will come into effect on January 1 next year. The law requires the withdrawal of the social network TikTok or the installation application from the mobile stores Play Store and App Store. In case of disobedience, companies will be fined 9,140 euros per day. According to officials, users will not be penalized for possible continued use of TikTok.

Tiktok is just one of the Chinese apps that have been banned in the US state of Montana. In addition to the popular mobile app, the government also banned Telegram, WeChat and Temu. The main reason for the ban is (ironically) the fear that these applications pose a threat to the privacy of American citizens.