Montana asks judge not to block state’s TikTok ban, says law doesn’t violate First Amendment

The state of Montana asked a judge not to block its law banning TikTok, arguing the ban is not a violation of the First Amendment or freedom of speech, but is instead a restriction on the use of a product.

Arguments over whether the court should impose an injunction, blocking the law from taking effect, are scheduled before Judge Donald W. Molloy, a Clinton-appointee, on Oct. 12.

But this month, the state told the judge in its legal brief that lawmakers did what needed to be done to protect residents…