Gianforte responds to the ban
Gianforte released a statement following the signing of the bill.
“The Chinese Communist Party using TikTok to spy on Americans, violate their privacy, and collect their personal, private, and sensitive information is well-documented,” Gianforte said.
“Today, Montana takes the most decisive action of any state to protect Montanans’ private data and sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese Communist Party.”
He also tweeted from his personal account: “To protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana.”
