Horror_Professional Posted yesterday at 11:35 AM Posted yesterday at 11:35 AM The app was first released in China in 2019 and was initially available for iPhone and Android.[1][2] In 2020, it was renamed as CapCut (formerly ViaMaker internationally) and became available internationally.[3] It later expanded to include web and desktop versions for Mac and Windows.[2] In 2022, CapCut reached 200 million active users.[4] According to The Wall Street Journal, in March 2023, it was the second-most downloaded app in the U.S., behind that of Chinese discount retailer Temu.[5][6] In January 2025, CapCut had over 1 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. On January 18, 2025, CapCut was banned in the United States.[7] As of now, Capcut has been unbanned, but is still unavailable in app stores. On July 2023, many users of CapCut accused it for allegedly illegally profiting off their personal data. A class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on July 28, 2023 alleged that CapCut illegally harvests and profits from user data including biometric information and geolocation without consent.[8][9] PRO crisis Starting on September 2024, CapCut began to take advantage of user loyalty by using their paid subscription "CapCut Pro" to make many features that were once free now paid, which caused a massive outrage in the editing community. The app was known as "greedy" or "money hungry", because most effects in the "Trending" section of the "Effects" category, became Pro, only because the app (or its owners) took advantage of the more po[CENSORED]r effects. This made CapCut gain the term "money hungry", and multiple rant videos were posted by several youths (including object show fans and Roblox players) on YouTube. CapCut, however, did not take action, which caused many users to leave CapCut.[citation needed] Ban in the United States On January 18, 2025, at 10 PM EST, CapCut was banned in the United States along with TikTok and all other ByteDance apps due to the implementation of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.[7][10][11] Message displayed to US users on the CapCut website after services resumed on January 20, 2025 Hours after the suspension of services took effect, President Donald Trump indicated on Truth Social that he would issue an executive order on the day of his inauguration "to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect".[12][13] On January 21, CapCut began restoring service.[1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CapCut Quote
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