PoliticsTech

Montana attorney asks to uphold the ban over TikTok

Share
Share

An Attorney General in Montana asked a United States judge to uphold a ban on TikTok in the state. The short video application, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, responded to the ban in May and attempted to block the state ban. According to TikTok, the restriction violates the First Amendment’s free speech rights. In addition, TikTok users have also filed a separate lawsuit in Montana.

However, Attorney General Austin Knudsen, stated on Monday that the decision was correct and that the governor “did the right thing in prohibiting TikTok from operating in Montana as long as it is under the control of a foreign adversary.” Knudsen, who is a Republican, affirmed that Montana is able to ban “harmful” products and that this does not violate free speech rights. He assured:

“Were it otherwise, Montana would be powerless to ban a cancer-causing radio merely because that radio also transmitted protected speech, or to ban sports-betting apps merely because those apps also shared informative videos teaching their users the intricacies of sports gambling.”

This is not the first time TikTok has had controversies with politicians in the United States. Other states have proposed a nationwide ban on the app for concerns about the Chinese government controlling confidential information and private data from users. In response, TikTok has answered to these allegations stating that it “has not shared, and would not share, U.S. user data with the Chinese government, and has taken substantial measures to protect the privacy and security of TikTok users.”

Share
Related Articles
Politics

Family Deported to Mexico While Heading to the Hospital

It was a trip the family had made up to five times...

Tech

MSI won’t sell the AMD Radeon RX 9000—another EVGA-like case?

Many hardware companies strive to bring the latest components to market, aiming...

Tech

NVIDIA tries to ease criticism over the distribution of GeForce RTX 50, but its response is unconvincing

Weeks after its launch, it is still difficult to find a GeForce...

Politics

Trump asks the Pentagon for military options to secure U.S. access to the Panama Canal

The Trump administration has formally asked the Pentagon for “credible military options”...

Politics

Andres Pastrana is detained at Angola’s airport

Former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana is being held at Luanda Airport in...

Tech

Windows 10 is nearing its end, and Google is already encouraging us to choose its alternative

The end of Windows 10 is approaching quickly, and starting in October,...

Tech

ASUS will manufacture the new portable Xbox console

In recent years, some of the leading hardware brands have been investing...