TikTok files lawsuit challenging Montana's ban of the app

Social media app TikTok has filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's ban of the app calling its complete censure "unconstitutional."

"We are challenging Montana's unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our business and the hundreds of thousands of TikTok users in Montana. We believe our legal challenge will prevail based on an exceedingly strong set of precedents and facts," a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News. 

TikTok, which has 150 million monthly users, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court after Montana last week became the first U.S. state to ban TikTok. The law is scheduled to take effect in January of 2024.