Todays ruling prevents the nations first such prohibition on the popular video app for now.
Legal experts believe no one will challenge todays Montanta ruling.
The Supreme Court may consider legal challenges to state laws governing howsocial mediamoderates content.
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signs a law banning TikTok in the state.AP
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UPDATE:The first volley back at Montana lawmakers has come from fiveTikTokcontent creators.
They argue the law banning the apps deployment is an unconstitutional violation offree speechrights.
The Montana residents filed their complaint on Wednesday in federal court in Missoula.
They also argued that the state doesnt have authority over national security issues.
EARLIER: Montana is now the first U.S. state to completely ban TikTok.
Today, Republican Gov.
Greg Gianforte signed a measure prohibiting downloads in the state of the popular app.
The penalties do not apply to individual users.
The measure will take effect on Jan. 1, 2024, but will be challenged legally.
TikTok itself has not said whether it will head to court.
The governor was firm in his advocacy for a TikTok-free Montana.
Some officials have voiced concerns about the Chinese-owned parent company using data and subtle propaganda to curry influence.
That includes WeChat, whose parent company is headquartered in China; and Telegram Messenger, founded in Russia.
