Judge blocks Trump TikTok ban following legal challengeJudge Wendy Beetlestone said the risk presented by the government wasn't enough to outweigh public interest in halting the move.
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A judge has issued a preliminary ruling blocking President Trump's plan to ban TikTok in the U.S.
It comes after the administration was sued by three TikTok creators.
A judge said the U.S. government had phrased any potential security risk in the hypothetical, and that it was clear the ban would cause irreparable harm.
A U.S. federal judge has ruled in favor of blocking President Trump's proposed ban on TikTok in the U.S.
As Variety reports:
A federal judge has preliminarily blocked the Trump administration's ban on TikTok, which has been scheduled to take effect Nov. 12.
The case was brought by three TikTok creators, who argued that President Trump's executive order directing a complete U.S. ban on the Chinese-owned short-form video app infringed their First Amendment rights to free expression. The White House has'cla...
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Judge blocks Trump TikTok ban following legal challenge
