WeChat users in US renew bid to block Trump ban of app

WeChat users in the U.S. revived their request in court to block the Trump administration’s restrictions on the Chinese-owned messaging app, ahead of a Sunday deadline to remove it from American stores.

The U.S. WeChat Users Alliance is trying again, as directed by a San Francisco judge, after the Commerce Department issued a detailed description Friday of what transactions will be prohibited. The judge is set to consider the group’s arguments at a hearing Saturday at 1:30 p.m. California time.

WeChat will have to end payments through its service as of Sunday and will be prohibited from getting technical services from vendors, according to the Commerce Department. Downloads of the app will also be barred as of Sunday. But the government said users won’t be penalized for personal and business communications.