Searching for Marvel Snap in the iOS app store returns an article titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States”
It starts:
“TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features.
Apple is obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates. Pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries — including TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, and others — will no longer be available for download or updates on the App Store for users in the United States starting January 19, 2025.”
Searching for Marvel Snap in the iOS app store returns an article titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States”
It starts:
“TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features.
Apple is obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates. Pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries — including TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, and others — will no longer be available for download or updates on the App Store for users in the United States starting January 19, 2025.”
It then lists the affected apps:
TikTok
TikTok Studio
TikTok Shop Seller Center
CapCut
Lemon8
Hypic
Lark - Team Collaboration
Lark - Rooms Display
Lark Rooms Controller
Gauth: AI Study Companion
MARVEL SNAP
How was this a surprise to Second Dinner? Did ByteDance fail to inform the affected apps that their US servers were going to go offline?