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Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by AceJohnny2 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:25AM (#42754278)
Huh, I didn't realize Marvel Snap fell under that umbrella ban. I play that game during lunch breaks, it's a good card game with 2-3 minute matches, developed by Hearthstone luminaries (though it's never been clear to me what gameplay benefit you got from season passes, ie what their business model is. I was unaware of security concerns like TikTok that Tracks Everything it can)

Upon launching the game on iOS, the following message appears:

> Unfortunately, MARVEL SNAP is temporarily unavailable on US stores and is unavailable to play in the US.

> This outage is a surprise to us and wasn't planned.

> MARVEL SNAP isn't going anywhere. We're actively working on getting the game up as soon as possible and will update you once we have more to share.

I guess we'll see how temporary it is.

Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by daemoens on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:27AM (#42754300)
Are there any other services or companies besides ByteDance affected by the bill?
Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by diebeforei485 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @04:31AM (#42755469)
The bill specifically says "ByteDance/TikTok bad", and says for other companies the President needs to make a written determination. So in theory it can affect any other company based in China, provided the President makes that determination.
Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by enraged_camel on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:29AM (#42754309)
How is marvel snap affiliated with bytedance?
Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by freddie_mercury on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:39AM (#42754388)
It is published by a company that ByteDance owns.

Presumably they are switching to a new publisher and will be back soon.

Re:About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in t... by 1xdevnet on Sunday January 19, 2025 @01:39AM (#42754386)
The game is published by Nuverse, which is a ByteDance subsidiary.