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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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TikTok users file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app

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Five TikTok users have filed a lawsuit to overturn Montana’s proposed ban on the video-sharing app , which the state’s governor signed into law this week.

In a legal complaint filed in federal court in Missoula, the users claimed that the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights. They also allege the state doesn’t have authority over matters of national security.

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