The unprecedented ban, set to start in 2024, is shaping as a test case for the US as lawmakers in Washington increasingly call for a national prohibition, citing security concerns.
TikTok is confident of stopping a ban in the United States state of Montana, its CEO said on Tuesday , after the Chinese-owned social media app launched a legal challenge.
Mr Chew was speaking just hours after TikTok filed suit in US federal court, arguing that Montana's ban violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech. TikTok's lawsuit contended that"the state has enacted these extraordinary and unprecedented measures based on nothing more than unfounded speculation".
He insisted that TikTok had taken steps to protect US users' data by storing it"on American soil by an American company and overseen by American personnel". "I'm very grateful for the opportunity to show up and to tell all sides of the story. Throughout the five hours, I believe I had time to do that," he told the forum.
Among its difficulties around the world, the US federal government and European Commission have banned staff from using TikTok. Britain has stopped its lawmakers from using it.
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