TikTok sues Montana over looming US state app ban
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TikTok sues Montana over looming US state app ban
TikTok sues Montana over looming US state app ban
Social media company TikTok is suing the US state of Montana in a bid to block the enforcement of a new law that would ban app in the state from next year, according to a court document filed on Monday .
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TikTok filed a lawsuit for declaratory relief and injunctive relief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, naming Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen as a defendant. Earlier this month, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill from the state legislature that prohibits companies from allowing TikTok to be downloaded from their app stores in Montana. The ban is expected to go into effect on January 1, 2024. The legislation is part of other efforts in the United States to restrict the use of TikTok due to privacy concerns over TikTok’s ties to the company. China-based mother ByteDance. Montana’s ban violates the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees the right to free speech, the filing states, adding that the ban is based on “nothing more than unfounded speculation” regarding the app links with china. The filing also alleges that Montana’s ban is preempted by federal regulatory law, which currently addresses national security concerns raised by the legislation. Montana’s ban also violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution by unduly burdening interstate and foreign commerce through its state-specific restrictions, according to the filing. The lawsuit seeks a court order permanently prohibiting Montana from implementing or enforcing the ban on TikTok, as well as a declaratory judgment that the ban is unconstitutional and preempted by federal law, according to the filing. .
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Social media company TikTok is suing the US state of Montana in an effort to block the enforcement of a new law that would ban the app in the state starting next year, according to a court document filed Monday.
TikTok filed a lawsuit for declaratory relief and injunctive relief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, naming Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen as a defendant.
“This action seeks to prevent the State of Montana from unlawfully banning TikTok, a short-form video-sharing platform that enables hundreds of thousands of Montana users to communicate and express themselves, primarily by creating, sharing and interacting with abridged videos,” the filing reads.
The legislation is part of other efforts in the United States to restrict the use of TikTok due to privacy concerns over TikTok’s ties to China-based parent company ByteDance.
Montana’s ban violates the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees the right to free speech, the filing states, adding that the ban is based on “nothing more than unfounded speculation” regarding the app links with china.
The filing also alleges that Montana’s ban is preempted by federal regulatory law, which currently addresses national security concerns raised by the legislation. Montana’s ban also violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution by unduly burdening interstate and foreign commerce through its state-specific restrictions, according to the filing.
The lawsuit seeks a court order permanently prohibiting Montana from implementing or enforcing the ban on TikTok, as well as a declaratory judgment that the ban is unconstitutional and preempted by federal law, according to the filing. .
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