The law, the first in the U.S. to fully ban TikTok, prompts many questions — such as how it will even be enforced. But a lawsuit could make those questions moot.
“We expected a legal challenge and are fully prepared to defend the law,” said Emily Flower, spokeswoman for the Montana Department of Justice.
Montana is now the first U.S. state to completely ban TikTok. Today, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a measure prohibiting downloads in the state of the popular app. Violators face a fine of $10,000 per day for each time an entity offers the ability to download or access the TikTok platform. The penalties do not […]
The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, but many questions, including how it will be carried out and whether it is even legal, are swirling.
Young users question whether law tied to national security concerns will take effect in January as plannedOn Wednesday, a 30-year-old influencer named Kylie Nelson signed a deal with TikTok to promote the app on her page. A few hours later, she learned that the state of Montana had passed a law banning TikTok.“Now I’m wondering: what do we do here?” said Nelson, who lives in Billings and is a full-time content creator. “About 60% to 70% of my brand collaborations are with TikTok. So, yeah, I’m...
Gov. Gianforte’s office called the law an attempt to “protect Montanans’ personal and private data
Montana has become the first US state to completely ban TikTok, with a law that prohibits the popular video sharing app from operating in the state. The ban is set to come into effect from 1 January 2024
TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the US state of Montana’s new ban on use of the Chinese-owned app, the first state to bar the popular short-video sharing service. TikTok argues the ban, which would take effect on Jan. 1, violates First Amendment rights of the company and users. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District […]
ViewTikTok sued in U.S. district court Monday to challenge Montana's statewide ban of the app, arguing that the ban represents a violation of users' First Amendment rights.TikTok also took issue with Montana's national security justifications.Montana said part of its reason for banning the app was because TikTok's access to user data presented a privacy risk to users, specifically from China and from TikTok's parent company ByteDance. "Foreign adversaries' collection and use of Montanans'...
The lawsuit by TikTok itself follows one filed last week by five content creators who made the same arguments, including that the state of Montana has no authority to take action on matters of national security. Both lawsuits were filed in federal court in Missoula.
"We are challenging Montana's unconstitutional TikTok ban," the company said.
TikTok sued Montana's attorney general on Monday over a new law that would ban the app statewide as of next year, contending it is unconstitutional. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) last week signed the first-in-the-nation law, which will bar TikTok from operating in the state and prohibit app stores from making it available to download