WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned short-video app.
ByteDance-owned TikTok argues that the ban, which would take effect on Jan. 1, violates First Amendment rights of the company and users. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Montana, also argues the ban is preempted by federal law because it intrudes upon matters of exclusive federal concern and violates the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution, which limits the authority of states to enact legislation that unduly burdens interstate and foreign commerce.
