SAN FRANCISCO – A US federal judge on Friday issued an injunction temporarily blocking an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at banning TikTok, throwing up a legal roadblock ahead of a November 12 deadline. ADVERTISEMENTBut TikTok influencers suing the president over the ban convinced US District Court Wendy Beetlestone to issue the injunction against it. A temporary injunction issued in September in a separate suit filed by TikTok itself prevented the government from removing it from mobile application download platforms. Trump’s administration has insisted on a need to ban TikTok, which has 100 million users in the US, due to national security concerns. The company has also said the ban is unnecessary since negotiations are underway to restructure the ownership of TikTok to address national security issues raised by the administration.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 30, 2020 23:26 UTC