Ban On TikTok By Trump's Administration Unblocked

Trump's administration order on banning the downloads has temporarily been banned by a US judge. This was going to halt the web giants Apple and Google to make the app available on their platform.

The judge responsible for the decision is U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington. He declined to block the restriction that was going to come into effect from November 12 to meddle with the business decisions.

The detailed opinion is to be released today.

The Commerce Department has assured that it “will comply with the injunction and has taken immediate steps to do so.”

John E. Hall, a lawyer for TikTok, argued earlier on Sunday that the ban was “unprecedented” and “irrational”.

“How does it make sense to impose this app store ban tonight when there are negotiations underway that might make it unnecessary?” Hall acquired during a 90-minute hearing. “This is just punitive. This is just a blunt way to whack the company. … There is simply no urgency here.”

The appeal of the government was not specified in the TikTok order.

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It is important to notice that the injunction comes at the time when Walmart Inc and Oracle Corp and TikTok were taking place.