Montana's TikTok ban leaves users, business owners reeling
Posted on AllSides May 21st, 2023
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BILLINGS — Keri Williams wouldn't have her business without TikTok. She launched The Branded Pinto, her custom hat shop, about two years ago after a video she shared of one of her creations "blew up" on TikTok. Nearly all of her business still comes from the platform. But earlier this week, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill banning TikTok in the state. Now, Williams, who lives near Montana's largest city — Billings — is scrambling to figure out the future of her business. "I've been trying to get some...