The social media platform TikTok became unavailable late Saturday in the U.S., just hours before a law banning it was expected to go into effect. That’s according to NBC News. A pop-up message greeted users on-screen declaring “a law banning TikTok has been enacted.” But just about 14 hours later the service was restored, after President Donald Trump vowed on social media to put the law on pause. WRCR market analyst Connor Mahoney of Mahoney Asset Management says though it’s not a major priority, Trump could benefit from ending the ban…
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected a free speech challenge by TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, on Friday. NPR reported Trump gave web providers the assurance they needed to restore TikTok, but its future remains clouded with legal and political questions.