Update 20/01/25: Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner has said that they intend to have the game restored and playable in the US within the next 24 hours, following comments from in coming President Trump.
The rest of the world remains able to play with no issues. The original story follows. From today, mobile users in the United States of America cannot access any apps that are owned by the Chinese company ByteDance Ltd.
ByteDance Ltd has ceased operations following the upholding of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which bans any foreign adversary apps from essentially operating in the USA.
The biggest app shutdown is TikTok, which was the primary target of the legislation. However, in the app US users will see that ByteDance is hoping the app will be back online, saying they hope President Trump will work with them.One unexpected app shutdown is Marvel Snap, which developers Second Dinner and publisher Nuverse did not expect.
Nuverse is a subsidiary of ByteDance Ltd, and falls under the ban brought in with the legislation. Ben Brode, co-founder of Second Dinner, released the following statement regarding the banning of Marvel Snap on social media, including BlueSky. “Unfortunately, MARVEL SNAP is temporarily unavailable in U.S.