TikTok is finally “back to normal” in the US after days of technical issues and outages tied to winter storms. Less than a week after companies like Oracle took owning TikTok’s domestic operationsthe platform faced a major power outage when one of the main US data center sites – operated by Oracle – was taken out by the storm.
The problems began on Monday, January 26, when TikTok announced that it was working on a “major infrastructure issue” and warned of bugs, time requests, lost revenue, and more. The next day TikTok shared that progress has been made but there are some issues. It added, “Creators may temporarily see ‘0’ views or likes on videos, and your earnings may appear to be lost. This is a display error due to server timeouts; your actual data and engagement are safe.”
Then, yesterday, February 1, TikTok admitted that the problem has been corrected and that users should not experience any related issues. “We’re sorry for the issues our US community is experiencing. We appreciate how much you trust TikTok to create, discover, and connect with what’s important to you,” the platform said in its update. “Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
There are many users in the US uninstalled TikTok in response to its new ownership and technical issues. Some users also claim that TikTok censors what they post or what others see. For example, The Guardian reports that many people have had issues with sharing videos about ICE agents killing Alex Pretti and general anti-ICE content.
On January 26, the analytics firm Told by the Sensor Tower CNBC that uninstalls of the app increased by more than 150 percent in the five days since its change of ownership, compared to three months before. At the same time, independent app and competitor UpScrolled saw a surge in downloads.






