TikTok argues Montana's constitutional and national security justifications for banning the app don't hold water.
TikTok sued in U.S. district court Monday to challenge Montana's statewide ban of the app, arguing that the ban represents a violation of users' First Amendment rights.Montana said part of its reason for banning the app was because TikTok's access to user data presented a privacy risk to users, specifically from China and from TikTok's parent company ByteDance.
TikTok argues in the filing that Montana's doesn't have legal authority to make such decisions — saying regulation of national security rests with the federal government.
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