Montana s ban had been set to take effect January 1 but US District Judge Donald Molloy on November 30 issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban on the Chinese-owned app, saying Montana s law "violates the Constitution in more ways than one" and "oversteps state power."
US District Judge Donald Molloy, considering a court challenge from TikTok and users, on Thursday questioned the state attorney general s office at a hearing of the state s ban approved by the legislature.
TikTok, which is owned by China s ByteDance and filed suit in May, asked US District Judge Donald W. Molloy to issue a preliminary injunction to block the first-of-its-kind US state ban on several grounds, arguing it violates the First Amendment free speech rights of the company and users.
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TikTok has finally agreed to comply with Project Texas in order to avoid a nationwide ban. TikTok will now let Oracle, its American partners go through their source code, algorithms and moderation processes to see if there s anything Anti-American in them.