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Last night Saturday, January 18, the United States government he made good on his promise to ban TikTok. The ban was based on a recent amendment from a Ukrainian aid bill that received bipartisan support, and it appears that it may be the owner of TikTok, the Chinese technology giant. ByteDancerefused to sell to a A US company. Users were shocked to see the ban enforced, in part because it affects more than just one popular site.
US players of popular mobile games Marvel Snap I was hit by a message that popped up last night (or this morning, if they were checked) saying that card trading games were banned in the country. “A ban (of our game) has been imposed in the US,” the popup reads. “Unfortunately, that means you can’t use it Marvel Snap right now. Rest assured, we are working to restore our service in the US. Please stay tuned!” As with TikTok, this seems to affect non-US players, but to do have a permanent account in the country, and the game app is no longer visible in the iOS or Android stores.
Marvel Snap is published by Nuverse, which is part of ByteDance. They, along with other programs (CapCut and Lemon8) and games (One Punch Man: The Strongest, Mission EVO) of the company, will be similarly banned in this country in the future. At the time of writing, Marvel has not commented, but the developer has Second Dinner he called it “a surprise to us and it was not planned.” The studio said the game is “not going anywhere,” and that it is “working to get the game up and running soon and will update you when we have more to share.”
Unfortunately, MARVEL SNAP is temporarily unavailable in US app stores and is not available to play in the US.
This suspension is a surprise to us and it is not planned. MARVEL SNAP isn’t going anywhere.
We are working hard to get the game up and running soon and we can…
– Second Dinner (@seconddinner) January 19, 2025
Meanwhile, Marvel Snap and TikTok players are just waiting for incoming president Donald Trump to change the ban on ByteDance products he called first and the order of the rulers back in 2020. Until then, there is always Marvel Rivals or looking Picture rivers.
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