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Montana Judge Says TikTok Ban Likely Violates First Amendment
1Dec By adminNo Comments
Technology

Montana Judge Says TikTok Ban Likely Violates First Amendment

Updated Nov. 30, 2023 11:31 pm ETTikTok won a reprieve in Montana after a judge ruled a state law banning the app can’t go into effect in January, saying it “likely violates the First Amendment.”A federal judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the law, which was passed by the Montana legislature earlier this year, pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed by the social-media company. The legality of the ban itself will be decided later in a bench trial that has yet to be scheduled.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Frank Borman, Who Led Historic Flight Around the Moon in 1968, Dies at Age 95
9Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Frank Borman, Who Led Historic Flight Around the Moon in 1968, Dies at Age 95

Updated Nov. 9, 2023 2:12 pm ETListen to article(1 minute)Frank Borman, an American astronaut who circled the moon in 1968 and had what might have seemed like an even bumpier ride as chief executive of Eastern Airlines in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday in Billings, Mont. He was 95 years old.Jim McCarthy, a spokesman for the family, said Borman had a stroke Tuesday morning at a retirement community and was pronounced dead at the Billings Clinic.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Federal judge rips into Montana’s statewide TikTok ban in preliminary injunction hearing
15Oct By adminNo Comments
Technology

Federal judge rips into Montana’s statewide TikTok ban in preliminary injunction hearing

CNN  —  A Montana federal judge on Thursday tore into a contested state law that bans TikTok from all personal devices, saying in a hearing that the legislation appears driven by “paternalistic” views of social media users and suggesting lawmakers could have taken many steps short of an attempted ban to achieve their goals. The sharp criticism of Montana’s legislature and attorney general comes as TikTok and a group of content creators on the platform have sought a ruling temporarily blocking the law. The legal battle is closely watched because it is viewed as a bellwether for TikTok’s future in the United States, where dozens of states and the US government have already banned the app on official ...
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