Judge: The US government is unlikely to enforce the WeChat ban during the appeal

US District Judge Laurel Beeler (Laurel Beeler) said at a hearing on Thursday that she is unlikely to allow the United States during the US government’s appeal against her previous ruling. The government enforced the ban on WeChat .

Earlier, Bierle issued a preliminary ban, halting the US government’s WeChat ban.

Bierle stated that she was not inclined to agree to the US government’s request to continue to enforce the WeChat ban during the appeal. The additional evidence provided by the US Department of Justice to support her national security concerns did not change her previous analysis, that the ban would violate hundreds of people. The right to freedom of speech of Chinese Americans who rely on WeChat.

Biller did not release the final decision at Thursday’s hearing. In addition, the U.S. Department of Justice also requested the San Francisco Court of Appeals to suspend the preliminary injunction of Bieller during the appeal.