Fact Check Team: How will Montana's TikTok ban work?

by COURTNEY RAU and JANAE BOWENS | The National Desk

Wed, May 24th 2023, 9:47 PM UTC

Montana is the first state to ban TikTok from operating amid growing concerns over how the company handles personal user data. (WKRC file)

FILE - The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. TikTok, Inc., filed a lawsuit Monday, May 22, 2023, seeking to overturn Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on âunfounded speculationâ that the Chinese government could access users' data. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

FILE - In this photo provided by the Montana Governor's Office, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signs a law banning TikTok in the state, May 17, 2023, in Helena, Mont. TikTok, Inc., filed a lawsuit Monday, May 22, 2023, seeking to overturn Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on âunfounded speculationâ that the Chinese government could access users' data. (Garrett Turner/Montana Governor's Office via AP, File)

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Montana is the first state to ban TikTok from operating amid growing concerns over how the company handles personal user data. (WKRC file)

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