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.
The popular Chinese-owned app has recently allowed 'toxic, offensive, false and superstitious' content on its platform, the country's ministry representative said in a statement.
The ban underscores growing worries that China could use the Beijing-based company to harvest users' data to advance its political agenda, undermining Western security interests.
The underlying issue is that there hasn’t been enough of a structural change in the economy since the launch of reforms in 1990-91, despite per capita incomes multiplying nearly five-fold.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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