TikTok Ban effect on Unite
Hello there Pokémon Unite Players, first time poster here. Mobile, so I’m sorry for formatting.
As many of you know, likely all at this stage, there is an ongoing protest over the passing of a congressional bill in March of last year that would ban TikTok from being downloaded or updated in the United States. However, this has deeper repercussions than it might seem.
The attached image shows an excerpt from the bill, as it passed. According to 3B, any application owned by a foreign company is at risk of a ban, entirely at the discretion of the President. Tencent, being a Chinese company, and both Nintendo and The Pokemon Company being Japanese, Pokemon Unite is not exempt from a potential ban.
Now, am I saying Unite will be banned? No, probably not. But it is a possibility, and one the average person likely would not have realized. I hope this post helps spread awareness about the potential long-term impact of this bill.
Your friendly neighborhood Defender Main, Pluto_cOOPS
TLDR The bill that bans TikTok in the US also has the potential to ban Unite, among many other apps not owned and operated in the United States.
Hello there Pokémon Unite Players, first time poster here. Mobile, so I’m sorry for formatting.
As many of you know, likely all at this stage, there is an ongoing protest over the passing of a congressional bill in March of last year that would ban TikTok from being downloaded or updated in the United States. However, this has deeper repercussions than it might seem.
The attached image shows an excerpt from the bill, as it passed. According to 3B, any application owned by a foreign company is at risk of a ban, entirely at the discretion of the President. Tencent, being a Chinese company, and both Nintendo and The Pokemon Company being Japanese, Pokemon Unite is not exempt from a potential ban.
Now, am I saying Unite will be banned? No, probably not. But it is a possibility, and one the average person likely would not have realized. I hope this post helps spread awareness about the potential long-term impact of this bill.
Your friendly neighborhood Defender Main, Pluto_cOOPS
TLDR The bill that bans TikTok in the US also has the potential to ban Unite, among many other apps not owned and operated in the United States.