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A group of five TikTok users have filed a lawsuit against Montana’s Republican attorney general in an effort to block what they argue is an “unconstitutional” and “dangerous” forthcoming ban on the Chinese-owned app, after Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law Wednesday to essentially outlaw TikTok in the state.
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The plaintiffs—a group of “creators and viewers of content on TikTok”—portrayed the ban as a blatant violation of the First Amendment, while also claiming the policy is “not legitimate” because Montana is overstepping its state authority by enacting the ban out of national foreign policy or security concerns.
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