US EditionWho Owns TikTok Now and How Could It Change for US Users?
- On Sunday, January 25, TikTok said it was working to restore services after a power outage at a U.S. data center, with Downdetector logging over 36,000 reports of app problems.
- To comply with new regulations, TikTok's U.S. joint venture with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX finalized Thursday to retrain and update its recommendation algorithm on U.S. user data.
- Downdetector recorded over 615,000 reports through this morning as TikTok users and creators reported login and upload failures, repetitive feeds, and engagement anomalies with stalled posts.
- Interest in UpScrolled has surged amid TikTok outage, while Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Billie Eilish accused TikTok of censoring immigration criticism and noted Larry Ellison’s ties.
- Privacy-Policy language highlighted possible collection of precise location data as U.S. users were asked to accept an updated privacy policy last week, intensifying debate amid national-security context and prior U.S. scrutiny of ByteDance and TikTok.
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Understanding TikTok's New Ownership: What Does It Mean For US Users?
Source: Radio One / General TikTok’s U.S. operations have undergone a major shift. No longer owned solely by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, TikTok in the United States is now run by a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, according to a press release. Established on Jan. 22, 2026, this joint venture is majority-owned by U.S. and allied investors, with ByteDance retaining less than 20% ownership. Major stakeholders include Oracle, Si…
‘Hacks’ Star Meg Stalter Deletes TikTok After Claiming New Ownership Is Blocking Videos About ICE; Platform Says Disruption Is Due to Power Outage
"Hacks" breakout Meg Stalter has deleted her TikTok account after claiming that the app's new ownership is censoring videos critical of ICE.
TikTok says a power outage is causing issues with the app in the US
If your TikTok feed has felt a little off lately, it's not just you. TikTok says it's working to fix its service in the US following a power outage at one of its data centers that's caused widespread issues in the app. TikTok users have reported problems logging in and uploading videos, as well as with the app's "for you" algorithm."Since yesterday we’ve been working to restore our services following a power outage at a U.S. data center impactin…
TikTok is down for thousands in the US after a power cut
TikTok is down for thousands of users in the US. The popular video app started hitting quite a few bumps yesterday (January 25), with more than 36,000 people flagging problems, according to popular tracking website Downdetector.Users are having issues logging into their accounts, videos aren't uploading properly, and feeds seem completely off — showing clips people had already watched rather than fresh content.Outage reports are now beginning to…
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