She also posts TikTok videos about the process. The acrimony could potentially lead to a nationwide prohibition of TikTok, following a Montana statewide ban signed into law last month. There's no publicly known evidence of the Chinese government requesting data from TikTok, or TikTok providing it. The state's governor, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill last month that will prohibit Google and Apple's app stores from offering the TikTok app, starting in January 2024. The app disputed Montana's claim that TikTok is used for surveillance, saying the state has "nothing to support these allegations."

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Persons: Emily Swift, Swift, Shou Zi Chew, you've, TikTok, Chew, Aram Sinnreich, Greg Gianforte, Taylor Reed, Reed Organizations: U.S, CNBC, Communication, Tech, Google Locations: Connecticut, —, U.S, Beijing, Montana, Kalispell , Montana