If Montana would make it illegal for any company to collect personal information not essential to a service they offer I would buy property there…
Haven’t read the article, but I’m pretty certain that it will not work. If someone wants to access a service/app/product, banning it just makes it go underground. Wasn’t there a US state that recently banned “the hub”? In that state, searches for VPNs skyrocketed, to bypass that ban. As a result, it’s now underground.
Instead, you must both educate, the people, and regulate the service/app. Educate folks on the dangers of a given product, why they should care, and so on. While also regulate the service/app, to limit the harm. If someone wants to use it, and understands the dangers, that should be acceptable. An outright ban accomplishes nothing.
PornHub blocked Utah, Louisiana is probably next. This is over age verification.