Montana bans TikTok. Also, FREE TV The Vergecast

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Adi Robertson discuss Montana being the first state to ban TikTok, the Supreme Court ruling against reexamining Section 230, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifying before the Senate.
Then, David interviews vlogger Hank Green about the TikTok ban in Montana.
Later, Verge senior news editor Richard Lawler joins the show to discuss this week in gadgets, from the free Telly TV to the Beats Studio Buds Plus.


TikTok is now banned in Montana: here’s what you need to know

Montana bans Telegram, WeChat, and Temu from government devices

Full Hank Green interview here

TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform

Supreme Court puts off showdown over Texas and Florida social media laws

Supreme Court rules against reexamining Section 230

Congress hates Big Tech — but it still seems optimistic about AI

This free TV comes with two screens

The free TV company briefly wasn’t sure what it should do with data from kids

Amazon’s latest Echo Buds have an all-new design and much cheaper price

Amazon’s new Echo Pop is a $40 smart speaker

Beats Studio Buds Plus review: it’s cool to be clear


CueCat 

YouTube is bringing unskippable 30-second ads to TV 

Max promises shorter ad breaks than other streamers when it launches May 23rd

Netflix’s ad tier has attracted almost 5 million users

Apparently, they were all losers in the race to 5G.

Tesla’s humanoid robot can pick things up and put them down


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