Montana appealing ruling that blocked state from barring TikTok use
Montana said on Tuesday it was appealing a decision by a US judge in November to block Montana's first-of-its-kind state ban on the use of short-video sharing app TikTok.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a notice that the state is appealing the ruling to the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals.
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TikTok and Knudsen's office did not immediately comment. Molloy had previously said preliminary pretrial statements were due by January 16.
TikTok users in Montana also had filed suit last year to block the ban approved by the state legislature that cited concerns about the personal data of Montana users and potential Chinese spying.
The company said in earlier court filings it «has not shared, and would not share, US user data with the Chinese government, and has taken substantial measures to protect the privacy and security of TikTok users.»
Molloy said Montana sought to exercise foreign policy authority held by the federal government and the state's action was too sweeping.
TikTok has faced efforts by some in Congress to ban the app or give the Biden administration powers to impose restrictions or bar foreign-owned apps, but those efforts have stalled.
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