HISTORICAL FACTS: 36 - The Untold Story

TikTok sues US state after app ban

TikTok has filed a suit against Montana over a bill that would ban the popular app in the US state starting early next year.

The New Daily · May 22, 2023

Montana governor signs law to define 'sex' as only male or female

Montana's governor has signed a bill to define the word “sex” in state law as only male or female

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

TikTok files lawsuit to challenge Montana's ban on video-sharing app

Social media company TikTok Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on “unfounded speculation” that the Chinese government could access users' data.

France 24 · May 22, 2023

AC Podcast 604: Montana BANS TikTok?!

Can it even be done?

Android Central · May 22, 2023

Transgender health bills often came from a handful of far-right interest groups, AP finds

A nonprofit that was launched to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 22, 2023

How wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains

Smoke from more than 200 wildfires burning across Canada has been turning skies hazy in North American cities far from the flames. We asked Chris Migliaccio, a toxicologist at the University of Montana who studies the impact of wildfire smoke on human health, about the health risks people can face…

The Conversation · May 22, 2023

Editorial: Tikked off: Montana’s law banning TikTok won’t do anything, but something must done regarding kids and social media

In an anti-China panic, Montana has banned one of the world’s most popular social media apps. That’s plain stupid — but rising concern about social media’s effect on young people is the opposite of stupid.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

Canadian wildfire smoke is prompting air quality warnings in the western U.S.

Thick plumes of smoke from blazes in the Canadian province of Alberta crossed into nearby states including Montana, Colorado, Idaho and Utah.

WEKU · May 21, 2023

Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana

Officials in Colorado and Montana have issued air quality alerts due to smoke from dozens of wildfires in Canada that has drifted south into the United States

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

A look inside the playbook on transgender health bills

Legislation to restrict gender-affirming care is often pre-written and shopped out by a handful of interest groups

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023