Montana's attempt to ban access to TikTok is blocked by US district judge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : ByteDance wasted little time in filing a lawsuit against the state of Montana, claiming the law was "an extraordinary and unprecedented measure driven solely by unfounded speculation.
52% : "Today, Reuters reports that U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy agreed with ByteDance, and issued the injunction that blocks enforcement of the law while the case awaits a full trial.
47% : When the governor of Montana, Greg Gianforte, signed the law to ban TikTok in the state in May, he repeated what other politicians have said of the China-owned service.
44% : "In its own statement, the Montan state attorney general said, "We look forward to presenting the complete legal argument to defend the law that protects Montanans from the Chinese Communist Party obtaining and using their data."
39% : "In a statement, TikTok said that the company was happy that Judge Molloy "rejected this unconstitutional law and hundreds of thousands of Montanans can continue to express themselves, earn a living, and find community on TikTok.

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