Rage, VPNs, refunds, Trump: the many ways Marvel Snap players in the US are coping with the blackout

The night of Jan. 18 brought chaos to Marvel Snap players in the United States. In an unexpected turn of events, the popular digital card game suddenly went offline, leaving players scrambling for answers—and, in some cases, refunds.

While the TikTok blackout had been widely anticipated due to the new divestiture bill targeting “foreign adversary controlled applications,” Marvel Snap’s removal blindsided both players and its developer, Second Dinner Studios. The Act requires apps owned by companies like ByteDance—TikTok’s Chinese parent company—to either divest or face restrictions, but Marvel Snap wasn’t on anyone’s radar.

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