<p>TikTok is confident of stopping a ban in the US state of Montana, its CEO said on Tuesday, after the Chinese-owned social media app launched a legal challenge.</p>.<p>The unprecedented ban, set to start in 2024, is shaping as a test case for the United States as lawmakers in Washington increasingly call for a national prohibition, citing security concerns.</p>.<p>"We believe that the Montana bill that was recently passed is simply unconstitutional," Shou Zi Chew told the Qatar Economic Forum.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/montana-becomes-first-us-state-to-ban-tiktok-1219743.html" target="_blank">Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok</a></strong></p>.<p>"We very recently filed a lawsuit, the challenge is in the courts and we are confident that we will prevail," he added.</p>.<p>Shou was speaking just hours after TikTok filed suit in US federal court, arguing that Montana's ban violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech.</p>.<p>The video-sharing app, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is accused by a swathe of US politicians of being under the tutelage of the Chinese government and a tool of espionage by Beijing, something the company furiously denies.</p>
<p>TikTok is confident of stopping a ban in the US state of Montana, its CEO said on Tuesday, after the Chinese-owned social media app launched a legal challenge.</p>.<p>The unprecedented ban, set to start in 2024, is shaping as a test case for the United States as lawmakers in Washington increasingly call for a national prohibition, citing security concerns.</p>.<p>"We believe that the Montana bill that was recently passed is simply unconstitutional," Shou Zi Chew told the Qatar Economic Forum.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/montana-becomes-first-us-state-to-ban-tiktok-1219743.html" target="_blank">Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok</a></strong></p>.<p>"We very recently filed a lawsuit, the challenge is in the courts and we are confident that we will prevail," he added.</p>.<p>Shou was speaking just hours after TikTok filed suit in US federal court, arguing that Montana's ban violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech.</p>.<p>The video-sharing app, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is accused by a swathe of US politicians of being under the tutelage of the Chinese government and a tool of espionage by Beijing, something the company furiously denies.</p>