TikTok stated that the issues were the result of an outage at one of its U.S. data centers, a logical explanation given the widespread power outages caused by a significant winter storm affecting large parts of the country. Many pointed out that the issues also coincide with changes in ownership — as mandated by the U.S. government, a U.S. TikTok entity was created for American users called TikTok USDS Joint Venture.
What caused the recent TikTok outage?
Answer: A data center power outage.
TikTok users were met with a bevy of issues with the app over the weekend, with the platform saying a power outage was to blame. Users all over the U.S. were reporting issues loading comments or glitches on the For You page that continued into Monday morning.
TikTok stated that the issues were the result of an outage at one of its U.S. data centers, a logical explanation given the widespread power outages caused by a significant winter storm affecting large parts of the country. Many pointed out that the issues also coincide with changes in ownership — as mandated by the U.S. government, a U.S. TikTok entity was created for American users called TikTok USDS Joint Venture.
Some were also concerned because the issues occurred after Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis shot and killed a civilian, Alex Pretti, the second this month. Users reported they were having trouble searching for information about events in Minneapolis, leading to concerns about potential attempts at government censorship. TikTok, however, said those issues were caused by the data center power outage.
TikTok stated that the issues were the result of an outage at one of its U.S. data centers, a logical explanation given the widespread power outages caused by a significant winter storm affecting large parts of the country. Many pointed out that the issues also coincide with changes in ownership — as mandated by the U.S. government, a U.S. TikTok entity was created for American users called TikTok USDS Joint Venture.
