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TikTok Suffers Second Major Service Outage
4 Mar
Summary
- The US version of TikTok experienced its second significant service disruption.
- This outage occurred after a January deal transferring majority ownership.
- A previous disruption was blamed on a power issue at an Oracle data center.
The US iteration of TikTok has recently experienced its second significant service disruption. This event follows a January agreement that transferred the platform's majority ownership away from its original owner, the Chinese company ByteDance.
This latest outage has raised concerns about the stability of the platform's services in the United States. It follows a previous round of technical issues that occurred shortly after a joint venture, TikTok USDS, which includes Oracle, took over the app's operations in the US as part of the ownership transfer deal.
According to TikTok USDS, the previous service disruption was identified as being caused by a power outage at an Oracle data center. The recurrence of such issues highlights potential ongoing challenges in maintaining consistent service delivery under the new ownership framework.
