TikTok has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Montana objecting to its ban on the popular social media platform. Montana last week passed a law banning anyone in the state from using Tik Tok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
Officials in Montana say it is a national security issue.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks about the legal implications with University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias.
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