Marvel Snap Down and Offline, as It Has Been Snapped Out of Existence for US Players Following TikTok Ban
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For those who play Marvel Snap and can’t access the app/game, it’s not just you. With no warning whatsoever, Marvel Snap has seemingly been pulled from app stores, with users reporting they no longer have access.
Why? Apparently it’s because of the TikTok ban, as owners ByteDance also own Nuverse, who happens to publish Marvel Snap.
No, This Isn’t Because of Thanos, It’s Because ByteDance Owns Nuverse
Update: Second Dinner has issued a statement.
Unfortunately, MARVEL SNAP is temporarily unavailable in U.S. app stores and is unavailable to play in the U.S.
In a surprise to Second Dinner and our publisher Nuverse, MARVEL SNAP was affected by the takedown of TikTok late on Saturday, January 18th.
MARVEL SNAP isn’t going…
— Second Dinner (@seconddinner) January 19, 2025
If you go to the Apple App Store or Android Play Store, you’ll be greeted with the image above, where all ByteDance-owned properties seemingly have been pulled. This is due to the current legal controversy with the company, the US government and how US lawmakers deem the company as a national security risk.
The Supreme Court states, “As of January 19, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act will make it unlawful for companies in the United States to provide services to distribute, maintain, or update the social media platform TikTok, unless U. S. operation of the platform is severed from Chinese control. Petitioners are two TikTok operating entities and a group of U. S. TikTok users. We consider whether the Act, as applied to petitioners, violates the First Amendment.”
For those outside the US, the game should be working for you. There is no word yet whether we’ll see any changes to this once Donald Trump assumes the presidency next week. Unfortunately, Second Dinner had no formal announcement, and we even got a balance patch a few days ago.
We’re monitoring the situation and will publish more news and updates as they become available.
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