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The bill initially banned TikTok, but amendments reworded that phrasing to ban social media sites that allow data of Montana users to be accessed by foreign adv
by hermannj314 4y ago
The bill initially banned TikTok, but amendments reworded that phrasing to ban social media sites that allow data of Montana users to be accessed by foreign adversaries, where social media sites is any site where users can post pics, videos, commentary, etc.
So if I understand...
1. User from Montana says "cool pic" in your blog comments.
2. China, Venezuela, Iran, Russia, or North Korea government agent visit your blog.
3. You will be fined $10,000 everytime one of those adversaries accesses that comment.
That is how this law is worded as far as I can tell. I'm an incompetent non-lawyer so read it [1] yourself, maybe I missed something.
Maybe the bill I was reading wasn't the one that got passed.
[1] https://leg.mt.gov/laws/bills/2023/AmdPublicWeb/?bill=SB0419 https://leg.mt.gov/laws/bills/2023/AmdPublicWeb/?bill=SB0419