Overview

• TikTok has won two recent court cases in Indiana and Montana, making it more difficult for critics to ban the app.
• In Indiana, a lawsuit against TikTok for allegedly violating state consumer protection laws was thrown out, while in Montana, a federal judge blocked a law that would have banned the app statewide.
• Both cases highlight the challenges faced by policymakers in regulating TikTok, with the rulings suggesting that state attempts to regulate the app are more political theater than legitimate legal action.
• Despite concerns about TikTok's ties to China and potential data privacy issues, no concrete evidence of unauthorized government data access has been publicly presented by US officials.
• TikTok continues to grow in the US, with the platform announcing earlier this year that it has reached 150 million monthly active users in the country.