Montana Becomes First U.S. State to Ban TikTok

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Montana became the first US state to ban TikTok. The news about TikTok might be banned in the US is nothing new. In fact, the app has been facing calls for a ban since it first launched in 2017. The concerns about TikTok stem from its ownership by the Chinese company ByteDance. It has been accused of collecting data from users and sharing it with the Chinese government. In 2020, the Trump administration attempted to outrightly ban TikTok. But the ban was blocked by courts. In recent months, the pressure on TikTok has increased. TikTok’s CEO recently testified to Congress...