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The legal confusion surrounding TikTok's fate is palpable, evident by the app's absence from major platforms like Google Play and Apple's App Store. Apple even went so far as to publish a support document explaining that it is obliged to abide by the laws governing the jurisdictions in which it operates, subtly hinting at an obstruction to the platform's reinstatement. As for other apps under TikTok's parent company ByteDance, such as the mobile video editor CapCut and the gacha game Marvel Snap, their access remains uncertain, casting doubt on the continuity of the broader ByteDance ecosystem.