BY C MANDLER
Montana’s TikTok ban, which was originally signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte in May, was blocked by a federal judge on Thursday. The ban, the first such statewide legislation restricting use of the video platform, was set to begin on January 1.
S.B. 419 “oversteps state power and infringes on the Constitutional rights of users and businesses,” Judge Donald Molloy wrote in the preliminary injunction.
“We are pleased the judge rejected this unconstitutional law and hundreds of thousands of Montanans can continue to express themselves, earn a living, and find community on TikTok,” a TikTok spokesperson told CBS News.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said the judge “indicated several times that the analysis could change as the case proceeds and the State has the opportunity to present a full factual record,” and noted this is a “preliminary matter.”
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