Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s Ban on TikTok

The ban, introduced to safeguard personal data from the Chinese Communist Party, was due to take effect on Jan. 1.
Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s Ban on TikTok
TikTok logo on an iPhone in London on Feb. 28, 2023. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Caden Pearson
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A federal judge on Thursday blocked Montana’s ban on TikTok, finding it to be unconstitutional and “more interested in targeting China’s role” in the app than protecting consumers.

In his preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said that Senate Bill 419, signed into law in May, “oversteps state power and infringes on the constitutional rights of users and businesses.”

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