As the U.S. implemented a new law banning apps tied to "foreign adversaries," particularly ByteDance—the parent company of TikTok—several of its other popular apps, including the widely played card game Marvel Snap and the video editing tool CapCut, abruptly went offline just hours before the law was set to take effect.
Many users were caught off guard, unaware that these platforms were linked to ByteDance, and didn't fully realize the ripple effect the ban would have on other widely used apps.
