Jan 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM ByteDance's apps like CapCut, Lemon8 and MarvelSnap banned in the US following TikTok ban
Following the TikTok ban in the U.S. and its subsequent removal from app stores, other popular apps owned by ByteDance, including CapCut, Lemon8, and MARVEL SNAP, have officially suspended services in the country. This action is in compliance with the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which targets foreign-owned apps due to national security concerns.
The popular video editing tool CapCut, Lemon8, an alternative to Instagram, and the card game Marvel Snap are no longer accessible for download or use in the U.S. Users attempting to access these apps are met with messages indicating their unavailability due to the new law. These measures have even taken some of their own developers by surprise, such as Second Dinner, the creators of the Marvel Universe-based card game. It's also important to note that despite the U.S. suspension, these services remain functional in other regions, as the ban is not global.
This situation highlights the growing regulatory scrutiny of Chinese-owned tech apps in the U.S. and hints at potential impacts on other rising platforms like RedNote, a TikTok alternative that has recently gained popularity. In the meantime, we recommend checking out the alternative pages for each of these apps here on AlternativeTo, where you'll find a list of the best alternatives to each of these services.
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- Second Dinner's Thread on X@seconddinner on X • Official source
- CapCut Made Temporarily Unavailable in US Following ByteDance Ban9meters
- Collectible card game Marvel Snap has been banned in the US alongside TikTok, but its dev says it 'isn't going anywhere'PC Gamer
- Chinese-Owned ByteDance Apps TikTok, CapCut, And Lemon8 Officially Suspend Service, Pulled From App Stores Hours Before U.S. Ban On January 19News Break
- Marvel Snap, CapCut, Lemon8 and other ByteDance apps have also shut down in the US alongside TikTokEngadget
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China has blocked pretty much everything American in the country. Youtube, instagram, facebook, all Google. Even tiktok isn't available in China without a vpn, because it's a tool built and used exclusively for running pro-Chinese and pro-Russian psyops on western audiences. So the only irony here is how Tiktok still isn't banned worldwide, and how MAGA (who just yesterday were all about tariffing and sanctioning China) opposes the ban in US
Hasn't Trump made it available back already? "Foreign Adversary" my ass, what Donny the Conman cares about atm is when to start dumping his scamcoin, and he's already planning other grifts to best milk his presidency. More trump-sertified bibles, sneakers and shitcoins. Foreign adversary is not a term from his vocabulary.