On November 30, local time, a judge in Montana, USA, stopped the state's ban on TikTok, saying that it violated users' right to freedom of speech.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy has reportedly issued a preliminary restraining order, which means that Montana's ordinance against TikTok, which was originally scheduled to begin on January 1, 2024, will not take effect until the final ruling on the case is issued.
Moroy said Montana's ban on TikTok "violates the Constitution in multiple ways" and "goes beyond the power of the state." "In the process of banning TikTok, the Legislature has both undermined the First Amendment rights enjoyed by plaintiff users and cut off the income of many**," Molloy noted.
As previously reported, the governor of Montana signed a ban on TikTok on May 17, planning to ban **TikTok software in the state's area from January 1, 2024, making the state the first state in the United States to completely ban TikTok.
After the ban was issued, TikTok filed a lawsuit against Montana, as did five TikTok content creators in the state, alleging that Montana sought to "exercise powers that the state does not possess on the alleged *** issue."
*: China News Network.