WeChat Ban Is Blocked By Federal Judge In Ruling Against Trump Administration
September 20 2020 - 10:15AM
Dow Jones News
By Sebastian Herrera and Katy Stech Ferek
A federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Trump
administration's executive order curbing Americans' use of WeChat,
upholding a motion from users of the popular Chinese-owned
messaging and e-commerce app.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler entered an order Sunday for
a preliminary injunction blocking the federal ban on U.S. downloads
and other functions for going into force as scheduled for 11:59 pm
Sunday.
The ruling is a victory for WeChat's owner, Chinese tech giant
Tencent Holdings Ltd., and the U.S. WeChat Users Alliance, the
nonprofit organization that filed the motion against the Trump
administration in August. The group, which has said it isn't
affiliated with Tencent, said it consists of users who rely on
WeChat for business and personal reasons.
Write to Sebastian Herrera at Sebastian.Herrera@wsj.com and Katy
Stech Ferek at katherine.stech@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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