lawsuit contested the ban, seeking to ensure that TikTok remains legal in Montana. “Montana’s ban abridges freedom of speech in violation of the First Amendment, violates the U.S.
Constitution in multiple other respects, and is preempted by federal law,” the filing reads.The filing refuted the grounds on which Montana banned TikTok, citing the concern that its Chinese roots make the app a tool for foreign spying efforts and, as a result, compromise U.S.
citizens’ security. TikTok said the state provided no evidence to back up the aforementioned allegation, and that it wasn’t the state’s right to be issuing such bans in the first place, as national security matters are to be dealt with on the federal level.Furthermore, the filing also stated that “the TikTok Ban violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S.
Constitution, which limits the authority of States to enact legislation that unduly burdens interstate and foreign commerce.” And beyond that, TikTok argued the ban was an “unconstitutional bill of attainder,” singling out one company and its product rather than imposing regulations on social media companies in general.”“The Chinese Communist Party is using TikTok as a tool to spy on Americans by collecting personal information, keystrokes, and even the locations of its users – and by extension, people without TikTok who affiliate with users may have information about themselves shared without evening knowing it,” said Emily Flower, spokeswoman for Attorney General Austin Knudsen, when asked for comment by TheWrap.
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