TikTok banned by law: users sue against ban

In the US state of Montana, TikTok is to be banned from next year. Several users have now filed lawsuits against the law. The right to freedom of expression is endangered by the ban on the popular video app. Montana exceeds his authority.

TikTok ban: users file a lawsuit

A group of TikTok users in Montana Lawsuit against the ban on the Chinese video app submitted. The new law, set to take effect in January 2024, will ban Google and Apple app stores from offering TikTok within the state. The ban is justified with fears about the safety of users.

The group does not agree with the ban and sees it as one Violation of the right to freedom of expression. She argues that Montana has no right to ban the use of TikTok.

Plaintiffs believe the ban exceeds state authority. Montana should not ban the entire platformeven if certain expressions of opinion made there are considered dangerous (source: Mirror).

According to the already signed law threaten heavy fines for violations against the ban. Both the app stores and TikTok itself could face fines of $10,000 a day for each violation.

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TikTok ban: Montana is taking action

The ban in Montana is justified with the Protecting citizens from possible surveillance by the Chinese Communist Party. Montana is the first US state to ban TikTok over possible Chinese government interference.

TikTok, owned by tech company ByteDance, denies any data disclosure to the Chinese government and, like the plaintiffs, views the Montana ban as a violation of civil rights. A possible ban on the video app is also being discussed in the EU.

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