Over a day into TikTok’s challenges, TikTok USDS claims that the issues stem from a power failure at a data center followed by a cascading failure of systems.
Beginning early on Sunday, TikTok’s newly acquired US branch started malfunctioning just a few days post Oracle & Co taking over. The For You page algorithm has become distinctly unreliable, while functionalities such as comments are either failing to load or doing so sluggishly, and uploading new videos is becoming exceedingly difficult for countless users.
Speculations around censorship aimed at anti-ICE protests or efforts to suppress conversations about Jeffrey Epstein seem to be misguided (even California’s governor is sharing false information now), with obstacles affecting access to all sorts of content and messages on the platform continuing through Monday night.
Continue reading below for the most recent updates regarding the ongoing TikTok issues.
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TikTok continues to face difficulties in the US attributed to a “cascading systems failure.” -
Is the new TikTok deleting the word “Epstein” from DMs? Not quite.
Despite tweets from various users, California’s governor, and PopBase claiming TikTok US is now censoring “Epstein” in DMs, testing revealed that its messaging feature actually blocks many harmless one-word texts, like “test.” However, using the name of the convicted sex offender within a sentence is not restricted.
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TikTok is experiencing significant failures.
When the mobile application does load, it does not reliably display comments or other functionalities, and the algorithm that curates the For You page seems ineffective.
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TikTok attributes its ongoing problems and outages to a power interruption that commenced in the US early on Sunday morning. In a communication to The Verge, TikTok USDS spokesperson Jamie Favazza highlighted a statement posted to the joint venture’s newly set up X account, indicating that the firm has been “working to restore our services after a power supply disruption at a U.S. data center affecting TikTok and other applications we manage.”
On Sunday, numerous users across the US, including some from The Verge, reported being unable to upload videos to TikTok or view most new content, even new videos uploaded effectively by users situated outside the US. Others remarked that their algorithm appeared to have “reset,” though it remains uncertain if that is also tied to the power outage.
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