Why is Marvel Snap unavailable in the United States (and what does it have to do with the TikTok ban?)
U.S.-based Marvel Snap players were in for a nasty surprise on Jan. 18, finding themselves as collateral damage for the nation’s TikTok ban. While the shutdown and the related ban-or-divest law are primarily discussed in the context of the ultra-popular short-form video platform, the law actively affects all ByteDance-linked apps.
Why is Marvel Snap not available in the US?
In what seemed to be a surprise move to the creators of the game themselves, Marvel Snap was suspended on Jan. 18 in the United States alongside all other apps affiliated with ByteDance, a Chinese company targeted by a federal law that bars US companies from hosting or distributing their apps.
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