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On September 27, Japan ended the deadline for United States President Donald Trump to request removal of TikTok from the National App Store, but this executive order was blocked by a United States federal judge when he was about to about to go into effect.
On Sunday evening (September 27) local time in the United States, Federal Judge Carl Nichols in Washington ruled that he will issue a preliminary national injunction against the Trump administration’s executive order against TikTok.
The US government previously stated that TikTok threatened US national security and was concerned that Bytedance, its parent company in China, would collect sensitive user data and share it with the Chinese government.
Court shock
TikTok filed a lawsuit against the administrative order last Wednesday (September 23). In a hearing on Sunday, Judge Nicholas questioned whether TikTok was given enough opportunity to defend itself after Trump signed the executive order.
According to the “Washington Post” report, Nicholas said: “This appears to be largely a unilateral decision, and there is almost no possibility of hearing the voice of the plaintiff.”
But at the same time, Nicholas refused to issue another TikTok ban on November 12. TikTok said the November 12 ban will make the app unavailable in the United States.
Nicholas’s written decision will be announced Monday, US time.
TikTok claimed that during Trump’s tenure, tensions between China and the United States have escalated. In this case, the ban “is not a real national security concern, but a political consideration related to the upcoming elections.”
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According to Reuters, lawyer TikTok stated at the hearing that the US government ban was “unprecedented” and “irrational.”
“With the current negotiations underway, what is the point of this app store ban tonight? It will make negotiation unnecessary,” TikTok attorney John Hall said at the hearing.
“This is purely punitive, it is just a forceful way to destroy this company … There is absolutely no urgency on this issue,” he said.
The United States Department of Justice stated that the preliminary injunction “would interfere with the president’s solemn judgment on national security, change the pattern of the ongoing CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment) negotiations, and allow sensitive information and Valuable from all new users flow by bytes. “
ByteDance, Oracle and Walmart of the United States have previously said that they have reached an agreement on the TikTok deal. However, on the 21st, the two parties did not agree on the new ownership of the company and other aspects. ByteDance said it owns 80% of TikTok Global, while Oracle and Wal-Mart said the US company owns a majority stake in the new company.
Trump Cracks Down On TikTok, Effectiveness Of Safeguarding National Security Questioned
TikTok and the US Government Respond
TikTok said in a statement that the company was “happy” with the court’s ruling on Sunday. “For the benefit of our group and employees, we will continue to defend our rights.”
“At the same time, we will continue to maintain the ongoing dialogue with the government to convert into an agreement the proposal that the president gave the preliminary permission last weekend,” the statement said.
The US Department of Commerce issued a statement after the ruling was issued, stating that the government will abide by the judge’s injunction, but will “vigorously defend” the President’s Executive Order and the Department’s efforts to implement the Order. Executive under legal challenges.
The United States Department of Commerce stated that Trump’s executive order “fully complies with the law and furthers legitimate national security interests.”
