Montana Becomes 1st State To Officially Ban TikTok

FILE – This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. Amazon has told employees to delete the popular video app TikTok from phones on which they use Amazon email, citing security risks from the China-owned app, according to reports and posts by Twitter users who said they were Amazon employees. The notice said employees must delete the app by Friday to keep access to Amazon email. Workers would still be allowed to use TikTok from an Amazon laptop browser. (AP Photo/File)

Montana has become the first state in the U.S. to ban TikTok.

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed off on the bill on Wednesday.
The ban will not punish TikTok users, but rather app stores and TikTok itself – with fines up $10,000 per day for allowing the app to be downloaded or accessed.

The ban is the first of its kind in the U.S. and is expected to face legal challenges from both TikTok and the ACLU.