<ul><li>CapCut, a video-edting software, was one of many apps to be banned due to Bytedance affiliation</li><li>Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced their own CapCut clone named Edits</li><li>Edits is being marketed as a free smartphone video editor for Instagram and other platforms</li><li>Edits is currently only available for IOS as a pre-order with a set launch date of March 13, 2025</li><li>It seems suspect that Meta had this announcement ready to go on the same day of TikTok and CapCut's apparent demise</li><li>Other Bytedance-affiliated apps, such as TikTok, are making a comeback but US users are still unable to install app via app stores</li><li>It is unlikely that TikTok will be restored in full until Donald Trump signs the executive order extending the timeframe TikTok must be sold</li><li>Marvel Snap and Lemonade were also taken out due to Bytedance affiliation. Marvel Snap is currently down but could return in 24 hours</li><li>Lemonade's return is not as much of a priority compared to TikTok and other banned apps</li></ul>

CapCut hit by US ban – and in completely unrelated news, Instagram has just revealed a new video-editing app

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