At an event held in Indonesia, Chew said that TikTok's content is becoming more diversified and 2 million small vendors are selling their wares on its platform.
The development comes as the TikTok faces scrutiny from governments and regulators due to concerns that China could use the app to harvest user data or advance its interests.
The ban is slated to take effect from 1 January. Montana could impose fines of $10,000 for each violation by TikTok and additional fines of $10,000 per day if it violates the ban.
The EU had last month singled out 19 large online platforms, including TikTok, which will be subject to the Digital Services Act, a set of new online content rules from August.
Despite the concerns about its Chinese ownership, TikTok’s ad business is poised to grow 36% to $6.83 billion this year, according to research firm Insider Intelligence.
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