The unprecedented ban violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech, TikTok argued. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SAN FRANCISCO - TikTok on Monday filed suit in US federal court to stop the state of Montana from implementing an overall ban on the video sharing app.
“The state has enacted these extraordinary and unprecedented measures based on nothing more than unfounded speculation,” TikTok contended in its lawsuit. TikTok called on the federal court to declare the Montana ban on its app unconstitutional and block the state from ever putting it into effect. Montana became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app.The prohibition will serve as a legal test for a national ban of the platform, something that lawmakers in Washington are increasingly calling for.
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