The Chinese company Tik Tok sued the Trump administration over the US ban.
According to a report by the American Broadcasting Corporation, Tik Tak has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Washington in which he has requested to stop the ban imposed by the Trump administration.
According to the report, Tik Tak and its subsidiary company challenged the Trump administration's decision in court on Friday night and this is the second time that the US president's action has been challenged in court by the Chinese company.
In his petition, Tick Tuck argues that the president of the United States, Trump, has exceeded his authority and that the measure is not to prevent an extraordinary threat, but for political reasons.
The petition further states that the ban imposed by the Trump administration is also a violation of its own First Amendment to Freedom of Expression, while the action of the president of the United States will disperse the online community where millions of Americans gathered to express feelings. They are
TikTak claims in its petition that the US government ignored evidence of TikTak's commitment to the privacy and safety of American consumers.
According to US media, the White House did not immediately respond to TickTalk's decision to challenge the US administration's decision in court.
It should be noted that the US government has announced a series of bans on China's popular lip sync app 'Tik Tak' and 'WeChat'.
The Trump administration says both companies pose a threat to the country's national security and are stealing consumer data.
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