Montana Makes History as First State to Ban TikTok
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The suspect accused of leaking classified documents from the Pentagon was identified by investigators through his digital trail, including his Instagram account mentioned in his Steam profile. Jack Teixeira allegedly shared the documents on a Minecraft-oriented Discord server, which eventually spread to other platforms. He faces a hearing on April 19th and could face up to 15 years in prison. In other news, Montana has passed a bill to ban TikTok, Apple is reportedly testing a 15-inch MacBook Air, and an AI-generated photo won first prize in the Creative category at the Sony World Photography Awards.
- The Morning After: Pentagon leaks suspect was outed by his Steam profile Engadget
- Montana lawmakers vote to completely ban TikTok in the state KSL.com
- Will Montana ban TikTok? Lawmakers approve total ban of TikTok Deseret News
- Montana becomes first state to pass bill banning TikTok Q2 News
- TikTok: Montana becomes first US state to ban app The Independent
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