Montana Legislature Approves Outright Ban of TikTok

[Richo877]

I understand wanting to cut off opposing governments, but this really does nothing to eliminate any kind of possible threat and it absolutely steps on the first amendment rights of those affected. There's not only better ways for others to infiltrate our information systems, but we have bigger fish to fry in cutting ties with Chinese economics. Not sure what they're going to accomplish.

Montana Legislature Approves Outright Ban of TikTok

The bill, which would make the state the first to ban the social media app, now goes to the desk of Gov. Greg Gianforte.

www.nytimes.com

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[sikhed]

I understand wanting to cut off opposing governments, but this really does nothing to eliminate any kind of possible threat and it absolutely steps on the first amendment rights of those affected. There's not only better ways for others to infiltrate our information systems, but we have bigger fish to fry in cutting ties with Chinese economics. Not sure what they're going to accomplish.

Montana Legislature Approves Outright Ban of TikTok

The bill, which would make the state the first to ban the social media app, now goes to the desk of Gov. Greg Gianforte.

www.nytimes.com

(Ran into a paywall on your link...)
How can it be enforced on the populace?
Or is it apply only to gov't employees (which they're only allowed to use their issued phones and computers for business anyway)

 

[Alexx1401]

Could not read the article either but I have to "guess" maybe its on gov owned phones. Not sure how one state could just ban the app from the net.

 

[Richo877]

How can it be enforced on the populace?
Or is it apply only to gov't employees (which they're only allowed to use their issued phones and computers for business anyway)

It's statewide, and the governor still has to sign it into law. As of right now, there's no feasible way to block it, but it's just another way to criminalize everyday people.

 

[Richo877]

"The Montana House of Representatives on Friday approved a total ban on TikTok inside the state, setting up the state's Republican governor to sign the first-of-its-kind prohibition into law.

The legislation, which would also bar app stores from carrying TikTok, the wildly popular viral video app, was approved 54 to 43 in the last of two votes in the State House. The State Senate passed it in March.

Gov. Greg Gianforte must decide whether to sign the bill into law, veto it or do nothing for 10 days after receiving the bill and let it become law without his signature. A spokeswoman for Mr. Gianforte, Brooke Metrione, said he would "carefully consider any bill the Legislature sends to his desk."

A TikTok spokeswoman, Brooke Oberwetter, said in a statement that supporters of the bill had admitted they didn't have a feasible plan for carrying out the ban."

 

[sikhed]

Ok then, so the law's just on principle. A statement really.

 

[Alexx1401]

Ok then, so the law's just on principle. A statement really.

Sounds like that is exactly what they are doing. Passing a law they know has no way of being enforced as a "look at what we did" kind of thing. Really kind of sad that law makers think so little of themselves that they do something like this.