TikTok Ban in Montana Draws Pushback From Digital Rights Backers

Digital and civil rights advocates have joined tech industry groups and TikTok creators in opposing Montana’s broad ban of the popular Chinese-owned short-video app.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation called the measure “a sweeping ban on free expression” in a legal brief filed Friday in the US District Court for the District of Montana.

The groups are throwing their support behind a push for a court-ordered pause on enforcing the policy as part of a lawsuit brought by TikTok and its content creators. Tech groups NetChoice and the Chamber of Progress previously urged the court ...