TikTok influencers file lawsuit to block Montana ban

The era of the statement baby bump outfits is truly upon us, and former Love Island star Montana Brown has proudly bared her growing bump in a recent Instagram post.The 27 year old, who appeared on the 2017 series of Love Island, is currently expecting her first child with fiance Mark O'Connor, and showed off her bare baby bump in a sweet photo. Captioning the snap: “Not long to go now baby boy”, Montana looked beautiful in a white crop top and midi skirt as she enjoyed her last holiday before her due date. Montana and Mark revealed in January that they are expecting their baby boy to be born in mid-June, meaning she is due in just a matter of weeks.

Love Island star Montana Brown looked stunning in an Instagram video showing off her growing baby bump. In the video, the pregnant star can bee seen soaking up the sun while wearing a tiny, neon-pink two-piece bikini before covering up by slipping into comfy-looking white trousers and a matching loose T-shirt.The 27 year old also threw her hair up into a messy bun and added accessories in the form of a cute pair of gold hoop earrings and a gold necklace.

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lawsuit contested the ban, seeking to ensure that TikTok remains legal in Montana. “Montana’s ban abridges freedom of speech in violation of the First Amendment, violates the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TikTok says Montana’s newly enacted law that would criminalize usage of the short-form video app is unconstitutional — and the app company has taken legal action to fight the state’s ban. TikTok filed a lawsuit Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana seeking to have the law reversed. It was signed into law last week by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, who said it would “protect Montanans’ private data and sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese Communist Party.” TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a China-based internet conglomerate. “We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our business and the hundreds of thousands of TikTok users in Montana,” the app maker said in a statement. “We believe our legal challenge will prevail based on an exceedingly strong set of precedents and facts.”

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The best thing about TikTok is if you’re wondering whether or not to invest in a new beauty product, you can just take a quick scroll through the app to check out visual reviews before you spend any money. We’ve been eyeing up a few shades of Too Faced’s new Lip Injection Extreme Lip Shapers, £20 each here, and TikTok has thoroughly convinced us we need them. You’ve heard of lip plumpers, but did you know that tingly, volumising technology found in glosses can be used to formulate a liner? Neither did we, but Too Faced has mastered it.The demi-matte lip liners – available in six neutral shades – are infused with the brand’s plumping technology that delivers instant and long-term plumping for eight hours.

the lawsuit argues that Montana’s government is attempting to assert powers reserved for the federal government, and that the ban is a violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. constitution.“The Act attempts to exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have and to ban speech Montana may not suppress,” the suit says.“Montana can no more ban its residents from viewing or posting to TikTok than it could ban the Wall Street Journal because of who owns it or the ideas it publishes,” the suit also says.Filed by Samantha Alario, Heather DiRocco, Alice Held, Carly Ann Goddard and Dale Scout in the U.S.

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signed the bill into law on Wednesday. The law is set to take effect in January 2024 and is likely to be challenged.«To protect Montanans' personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana,» wrote Gianforte on Twitter.The governor's office claims in a news release that «penalties will be enforced by the Montana Department of Justice,» and that anyone in violation of the law is liable to pay $10,000 per violation, and also liable for an additional $10,000 each day the violation continues, according to the text of S.B. 419.«Governor Gianforte has signed a bill that infringes on the First Amendment rights of the people of Montana by unlawfully banning TikTok, a platform that empowers hundreds of thousands of people across the state,» said TikTok in a statement provided to CBS News.

TikTok could be potentially made unavailable to residents of Montana after Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill on Wednesday, May 17, effectively banning the company from operating in the state, the New York Times reports. Gianforte cited national security concerns in his decision to sign the bill, which will likely face legal challenges that delay it passing into law.

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.

Sophia Scorziello editor Montana has become the first state in the U.S. to ban TikTok. If the bill holds up against expected legal challenges, it will be put into effect on Jan. 1, 2024. State Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill on Wednesday, writing in a statement: “Today, Montana takes the most decisive action of any state to protect Montanans’ private data and sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese Communist Party.” Gianforte added on Twitter, “TikTok is just one app tied to foreign adversaries. Today I directed the state’s Chief Information Officer to ban any application that provides personal information or data to foreign adversaries from the state network.”

As of today, TikTok is officially banned in Montana. State governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation preventing the Chinese-owned app from operating within the state, which in turn means mobile app stores such as Google Play and iTunes (in theory) won’t be allowed to offer TikTok to Montana residents.Gianforte claimed he’d signed the legislation “to protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party.”To protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana.It becomes active on January 1, 2024, and Montana is threatening fines against TikTok and parent company ByteDance should the app attempt to violate or subvert the ban.

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