The Montana state legislature voted to ban TikTok in the state. The bill would prevent a company from allowing people in Montana to download the app.
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2023/billpdf/SB0419.pdf
The bill states that the reasoning is because 1) China is an adversary to the U.S. and 2) TikTok promotes harmful behavior and collects data on users.
It was sponsored by a Republican and mostly passed by Republicans. Most Democrats opposed it but were outvoted. It still needs to be signed by the governor, and it would be open to court challenges.
I don't like TikTok, but that's not a promising snapshot for where lawmakers are in terms of software control.
I live in Bozeman, MT, the governor's home town. He's a dick, as a person. He'll sign the bill. I'm terrified. Fuck Gianforte and the New Jersey horse he rode in on. Montanans are no longer in control of Montana.
But, we got cows and guns and, we know how to use them both.
I'm counting on Montanna to tell politicians to fuck off. Red or blue, doesn't matter. The constitution says what matters, everyone else can fuck off.
