Judge stops Executive Order banning WeChat from App Store

The impending ban of WeChat via an Executive Order from President Donald Trump was halted by a California judge on Sunday, hours before the app was due to be removed from Apple's App Store and Google Play in the United States.

A judge has ordered a stop to a ban on WeChat in the United States
The main focus of the Executive Order has been on TikTok and its deal with Oracle and Walmart, but WeChat is the other China-centric app that was also in the firing line for the ban. In a filing early on Sunday, a judge issued a preliminary injunction that blocked Commerce order that would have prevented US companies from conducting transactions with the company.

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