A spokesperson for TikTok said afterwards that the politicians were “grandstanding”.
In May, Montana became the first US state to pass a sweeping ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform.
The ban is due to take effect in January 2024. It will make it illegal for app stores to offer TikTok, but does not ban people who already have TikTok from using it.
TikTok has sued to block Montana from imposing the ban, saying it conflicts with US free speech rights. Montana, which has a population of just over one million, banned the app on government devices last December.
TikTok says it has 150 million American users. Although the app’s user base has expanded in recent years, it is still most popular with teenagers and users in their 20s.
