April 14 (UPI) — The Montana legislature passed a bill on Friday to ban TikTok in the state, sending the legislation to Gov. Greg Gianforte's desk. According to the Billings Gazette, the bill's sponsor, Rep. Brandon Ler, R-Savage, said it was necessary to maintain U.S. security from China. Advertisement "We are facing a threat unlike any other from the Chinese Communist Party hiding behind TikTok," Ler said. "We know the People's Republic of China is one of our top adversaries, yet we allow them to freely gather information about Montanans, Montana's companies, and the intellectual property of its users." TikTok…