A judge said a ban would affect WeChat users' first amendment rights as it removes their platform for communication.
Donald Trump's plan to block downloads of the Chinese messaging and payment app WeChat has been blocked by a federal judge in California on first amendment grounds.which would have effectively banned the app on Sunday, despite Mr Trump and his administration describing it as a national security threat.
Judge Laurel Beeler said the government's actions would affect WeChat users' first amendment rights - as a ban on the app removes their platform for communication.WeChat is popular with many Chinese-speaking Americans and serves as a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China.A preliminary injunction against the US government's ban was brought by a non-profit organisation called the US WeChat Users Alliance, which says it has no connection to Tencent.
The group, which features prominent Chinese-American lawyers, said the executive order risked infringing the constitutional rights of the app's 19 million regular users in the country.
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