Montana Governor Pushes for Expanded Ban on Social Media Platforms.

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has proposed an amendment to a bill that seeks to ban TikTok in the state, broadening the ban to include "social media applications that provide certain data to foreign adversaries." The amendment aims to improve the bill by expanding Montanans' privacy protections beyond just TikTok and against all foreign adversaries. However, some experts have raised concerns about the lack of definitions of "data collection" and "social media application." The original bill, which also banned the Apple App Store and Google's Google Play from providing the app for download to residents of Montana, was expected to face legal challenges.