TikTok has filed a lawsuit challenging Montana’s recent ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app in the state.
The ban, scheduled to be enforced from Jan. 1, 2024, is being contested by TikTok Inc. on the grounds that it infringes upon the First Amendment rights of the company and its users.
In the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Montana, TikTok argues that the ban is in violation of federal law as it encroaches upon matters exclusively under federal jurisdiction. TikTok argues that the U.S. Constitution “vests exclusive authority” over foreign affairs and national security to the federal government, not the states….