A judge has blocked Donald Trump's bid to ban WeChat from US app stores

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A US Judge has found merit in claims by WeChat users that the Trump administration's plan to ban the app would breach their First Amendment rights.

WeChat, the Chinese messaging app that was set to get effectively switched off for American users on Sunday night, will still be available in the US for now, after a court ruling.

The plaintiffs argued that the Commerce Department order - forcing Apple and Google to remove WeChat as of Sunday night - violated their First Amendment rights.The WeChat users who filed the request for an emergency injunction"have shown serious questions going to the merits of the First Amendment claim," Magistrate Laurel Beeler said, and therefore"the balance of hardships tips in the plaintiffs' favour.

Ms Beeler added that the US government had other options at its disposal to achieve national security objectives, such as banning WeChat from use on government devices, which is a step that Australia has taken.TikTok looks set to continue in the US after Donald Trump approved 'fantastic' deal with Walmart and Oracle

 

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All of a sudden lefties give a fuck about the constitution

Fantastic, if a judge is endorsing spying, so be it.

Google and Apple need to remove these Chinese spy apps off their platforms

And TikTok?

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