Trump administration files legal objection to TikTok’s efforts to halt US ban
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The Trump administration on Friday filed an objection to TikTok’s legal efforts to stop a ban of the Chinese owned video-sharing app that is scheduled to take effect on Sunday.
A judge in Washington has scheduled a hearing for Sunday morning.
On August 6, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to ban TikTok and WeChat, a Chinese-owned messaging app, saying the companies could be required to turn over users’ personal data to Beijing and pose a national security risk.
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, sued Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and the Commerce Department on September 18, saying the administration had acted without due process and in violation of the First Amendment. The app owners are asking Federal District Judge Carl Nichols to issue a preliminary injunction to halt the ban.
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At a hearing on Thursday, Nichols directed the Trump administration either to delay its ban or file a brief on Friday defending its position.