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The US House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a proposed ban on the popular social media app, TikTok. The decision comes amidst concerns over national security and data privacy. TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has faced scrutiny from US lawmakers who believe that the app poses a potential threat to national security due to its data ...

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a legislation on Wednesday prohibiting Chinese owned TiKTok from operating in the state in order to safeguard people from suspected Chinese intelligence gathering, turning Montana the first US state to do so. Montana will make it illegal for Google and Apple’s stores to sell TIkTok in the state but will not penalize users who use ...