Judge cuts WeChat ban

A US District Court judge issued a nationwide ruling against the president's executive order , thereby preventing the WeChat app from being banned in the country.

The decision concerned a filed by WeChat users who argued that the ban undermines the free speech rights of US citizens.

The presiding judge in the case, Laurel Beeler, ruled that the WeChat ban should be lifted, as plaintiffs raised serious questions about whether the ban affects the US Constitution. He also acknowledged that the ban would put a lot of trouble on plaintiffs as it would shut down a major media outlet for the Chinese community.

Beeler added that she was not convinced whether the ban would address Trump's national security concerns because there was "too little evidence".

"Certainly national security is important. But in this record - while the "China's activities have raised significant national security concerns. decision her.

"As the plaintiffs point out, there are obvious alternatives to a total ban, such as banning WeChat from government devices, as Australia did, or taking other measures to address data security."

The ban, which would have come into effect on Sunday, was announced by the US Trade late last week.
The ban sought to exclude TikTok and WeChat, as well as remove them from the Apple and Google Stores app.

The ban would not prevent existing users from using the apps, as the apps were already installed before being removed from the App Stores.

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