A group of WeChat users has reportedly sue the Trump administration over the president’s executive order banning transactions with the app, reported The Wall Street Journal.
According to the report of WSJ, the group isn’t affiliated with WeChat or its owner Tencent, but seeks to block the president’s August 6th order which the group says is unconstitutional because it violates users due process and free speech rights.
The lawsuit also argues that the ban targets Chinese-Americans. The lawsuit states: “It is the primary app Chinese-speakers in the U.S. use to participate in social life by connecting with loved ones, sharing special moments, arguing ideas, receiving up-to-the minute news, and participating in political discussions and advocacy, and has become essential to the conduct of daily life for its users, many of whom regularly spend hours each day on the app.”
President Trump’s executive order explicitly blocks any transaction that is related to WeChat which is set to take effect next month.
