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US Judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on TikTok : Court Documents

Washington, Dec 8 (Sputnik) A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from imposing a ban on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
"For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction is granted as to all the prohibitions listed in the Commerce Identification. An Order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion," the court document said on Monday.
The judge said the Trump administration exceeded its authority in restricting TikTok and described its actions as "arbitrary and capricious."
In August, the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the United States, citing wider concerns about alleged Chinese government spying on data of US citizens. However, the ban had not gone into effect because of the pending litigation.
The ban on TikTok was originally to take effect on September 20, but was later delayed after the administration offered the company a way out by selling itself to a US entity.
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BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- Voters stand in a queue and show their ID outside polling station during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-46U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- Voters stand in a queue and show their ID outside polling station during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-45U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- An elder women show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-44U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- An elder women show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-43U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- A polling official marks the finger of a voter with indelible ink during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-42U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- Security personnel stand outside the polling station during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-41U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- A long queue outside polling station during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-40U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- A long queue outside polling station during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-39U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- A long queue outside polling station during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-38U

BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- A long queue outside polling station during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-37U

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BAKSA, DEC 7 (UNI):- An official checking the boby temprature of the voters as they arrive to cast their votes during the first phase of the Bodoland Territorial Regions (BTR) elections, in Baksa on Monday. UNI PHOTO-35U

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