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☆ TikTok’s recent court victories show just how hard it might be to ban the app
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Brian Fung | Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The lawsuit in Indiana sought court-ordered fines and restrictions on TikTok for allegedly violating state consumer protection laws. Both cases reflected concerns expressed by government officials at all levels in the United States about TikTok’s ties to China through its parent company, ByteDance. Calls for a TikTok ban in the US first arose during the Trump administration and have waxed and waned in the years since, but most attempts to ban the app have been challenged in court. What comes nextUltimately, the state-level efforts in Indiana and Montana failed for many reasons, Goldman said, and policymakers should take note of this. The Indiana decision is less likely to have a nationwide impact, Goldman added, simply due to the typical obscurity of state court rulings and how state laws differ from one jurisdiction to another.

Persons: TikTok, ” Eric Goldman, ’, Trump, Donald Molloy, Molloy, Patrick Toomey, “, ” Molloy, ”, Jennifer DeGroote, DeGroote, Goldman, Blake Reid, Reid Organizations: CNN, TikTok, Santa Clara University, American Civil Liberties, Security, University of Colorado Locations: Indiana, Montana, United States, China

☆ Federal judge blocks Montana's TikTok ban, which would have been the first of its kind
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok Music has launched on Wednesday in Australia, Singapore and Mexico to a small group of users. A federal judge in Montana has blocked a law that would have resulted in a state-wide ban of TikTok starting on Jan. 1, 2024. Before the judge's preliminary ruling, Montana was set to become the first U.S. state to ban the popular video and social media app, which is owned by the China-based tech giant ByteDance. ByteDance sued Montana in May to "prevent the state of Montana from unlawfully banning TikTok," the company said at the time. The lawmakers were concerned that the Chinese Communist Party may be able to access the data of U.S. citizens, and have considered implementing a nation-wide ban on TikTok.

Persons: Donald Molloy, Greg Gianforte, Molloy, General, ByteDance, Shou Zi Chew, TikTok Organizations: Communist Party, Montana, State, Chinese Communist Party, Oracle Locations: Australia, Singapore, Mexico, Montana, TikTok, U.S, China, Texas

☆ US judge blocks Montana from banning TikTok use in state
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( David Shepardson | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies TikTok FollowNov 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge late on Thursday blocked Montana's first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short-video sharing app TikTok from taking effect on Jan. 1, saying it violated the free speech rights of users. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban on the Chinese-owned app, saying the state ban "oversteps state power and infringes on the constitutional rights of users." TikTok users in Montana also filed suit to block the ban. During an October hearing, Molloy questioned why no other state had followed Montana in banning TikTok and asked if the state was being "paternalistic" in arguing the ban was necessary to protect the data of TikTok users. Montana could have imposed fines of $10,000 for each violation by TikTok in the state but the law did not impose penalties on individual TikTok users.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Montana's, Donald Molloy, China's ByteDance, TikTok, Molloy, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, District, Montana, Democratic, Biden, Thomson Locations: U.S, Montana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that Montana can’t enforce a first-in-the-nation law banning the video sharing app TikTok in the state while a legal challenge to the law moves through the courts. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said the ban “oversteps state power and infringes on the Constitutional right of users and businesses.”The ban had been scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Persons: HELENA, Donald Molloy Organizations: —, U.S, District, Associated Press Locations: Mont, Montana

A 3D printed Tik Tok logo is placed on a keyboard in front of U.S. flag in this illustration taken October 6, 2020. Picture taken October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies TikTok FollowWASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge questioned Montana's first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short video sharing app TikTok hearing arguments on a legal challenge before it is set to take effect on Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy, considering a court challenge from TikTok and users, on Thursday questioned the state attorney general's office at a hearing the state's ban approved by the legislature. He noted that no other state has followed suit to ban TikTok.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Montana's, Donald Molloy, Molloy, David Shepardson Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, District, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S

A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court to block the state’s ban on the video sharing app before it takes effect Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy of Missoula is not expected to rule immediately on the request for a preliminary injunction. Content creators say the ban violates free speech rights and could cause economic harm for their businesses. Chinese law allows the government to order companies to help it gather intelligence. Meanwhile, 18 attorneys generals from mostly Republican-led states are backing Montana and asking the judge to let the law be implemented.

Persons: TikTok, Donald Molloy, Montana, hasn’t, ByteDance, “, Montanans Organizations: U.S, District, U.S . State Department, Oracle, Montana Legislature, American Civil Liberties Union, Frontier Foundation, Republican Locations: Montana, Missoula, U.S, Beijing, China, . Montana

☆ Federal judge rips into Montana's statewide TikTok ban in preliminary injunction hearing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Montana became the first state to authorize a complete ban on TikTok when lawmakers passed SB419 in April and Gov. US officials have said that Chinese government influence over ByteDance could potentially lead to US TikTok users’ data being exposed to Beijing — which might facilitate spying, blackmail or other espionage activity. Alexander Berengaut, an attorney for TikTok, responded by quoting Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s own past words about the ban that have characterized TikTok as an alleged agent of China. Ambika Kumar, an attorney representing the group of TikTok creators, said SB419 tramples on the First Amendment rights of consumers and of TikTok itself. Knudsen could have even gone on television to issue public service announcements warning Montanans not to use TikTok, Malloy suggested.

Persons: Greg Gianforte, Donald Molloy, Christian Corrigan, Corrigan, ” Corrigan, Montana’s, ByteDance, TikTok, Molloy, Alexander Berengaut, Austin Knudsen’s, ” Berengaut, ’, ” Molloy, Ambika Kumar, SB419 tramples, ” Kumar, “ It’s, Malloy, “, ”, Knudsen, ” Malloy Organizations: CNN, Gov, TikTok Locations: Montana, United States, China, Beijing, TikTok, Berengaut

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The TikTok users argue the state seeks to "exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have and to ban speech Montana may not suppress." The suit adds users believe the law violates their First Amendment rights. "Montana can no more ban its residents from viewing or posting to TikTok than it could ban the Wall Street Journal because of who owns it or the ideas it publishes," the lawsuit said. TikTok has faced growing calls from U.S. lawmakers and state officials to ban the app nationwide over concerns about potential Chinese government influence over the platform.

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