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Initial Victory! The First State Ban On TikTok In The United States Has Been Halted
Jayson 01 Dec 2023 09:07
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary ruling preventing Montana's law banning TikTok from taking effect. The judge found that the ban was clearly not intended to protect Montana consumers. TikTok has more than 150 million users in the United States, and more than one-third of Montana residents use the app.
"If TikTok is banned, users will be deprived of their right to communicate freely through their preferred methods," Judge Molloy said.
On May 17 this year, the governor of Montana, USA, signed a ban on TikTok, planning to ban TikTok across the state from January 1, 2024, making the state the first state in the United States to completely ban TikTok.
Faced with this illegal ban, TikTok immediately launched a challenge and took the Montana government to court, accusing the ban of violating the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, federal priorities, and other laws.
Five TikTok creators living in Montana also filed a lawsuit that day, accusing Montana of seeking to "exercise powers that the state does not possess on so-called national security issues." They said the ban violated their First Amendment rights to the U.S. Constitution.
After months of tireless fighting by TikTok, the ban was finally halted. U.S. media reported that the U.S. government's "encirclement and suppression" campaign against TikTok has been losing ground. Just one day before the judge halted the Montana ban, a judge in Indiana, USA, also dismissed a lawsuit against TikTok in that state.
In response to the Montana ban, TikTok said it was happy to see the judge reject this unconstitutional law and that hundreds of thousands of Montanans can continue to express themselves, make a living, and find a sense of belonging on TikTok.
"If TikTok is banned, users will be deprived of their right to communicate freely through their preferred methods," Judge Molloy said.
On May 17 this year, the governor of Montana, USA, signed a ban on TikTok, planning to ban TikTok across the state from January 1, 2024, making the state the first state in the United States to completely ban TikTok.
Faced with this illegal ban, TikTok immediately launched a challenge and took the Montana government to court, accusing the ban of violating the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, federal priorities, and other laws.
Five TikTok creators living in Montana also filed a lawsuit that day, accusing Montana of seeking to "exercise powers that the state does not possess on so-called national security issues." They said the ban violated their First Amendment rights to the U.S. Constitution.
After months of tireless fighting by TikTok, the ban was finally halted. U.S. media reported that the U.S. government's "encirclement and suppression" campaign against TikTok has been losing ground. Just one day before the judge halted the Montana ban, a judge in Indiana, USA, also dismissed a lawsuit against TikTok in that state.
In response to the Montana ban, TikTok said it was happy to see the judge reject this unconstitutional law and that hundreds of thousands of Montanans can continue to express themselves, make a living, and find a sense of belonging on TikTok.
