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"Montana’s Republican Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law on Wednesday the
first ever ban of the wildly popular social media app, TikTok. The law
prohibits downloads of TikTok anywhere in Montana, with the penalty being a
fine of $10,000 a day against any company that allows residents to download or
access the social media app. Individual users are exempt from the penalty,
meaning the fines would primarily target TikTok, Apple and Google.
So why is Gianforte and other Republicans so anxious to ban an app that has 150
million active users in the country and is one of the most popular social media
apps for young people? If you believe the Republicans (and you should never,
ever believe Republicans) it’s “to protect Montanans’ private data and
sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese Communist
Party,” given Tik Tok is owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance.
But in reality, the reason the GOP is so hellbent on banning TikTok is because
they get that young people are using the app to defeat Republicans. That’s not
just my view but also Democratic Rep. Jamal Bowman, who I recently interviewed
for Salon.com. As Rep. Bowman explained, Republicans are worried about TikTok
since it’s being used by younger people who “lean left” to share information on
key issues and organize."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
