The US version of TikTok is facing operational challenges once again as an Oracle outage disrupts its services, marking the second such incident within a month following a similar occurrence in February.
The disruption, affecting Oracle’s Ashburn, Virginia data center, began on Tuesday afternoon, with reports on Downdetector surging around 1 PM Eastern time. In response, TikTok USDS acknowledged the issue, informing US users of potential delays in content posting as Oracle works to resolve the situation.
This recent setback comes after a transition in January that saw the majority control of TikTok’s US operations shift away from Chinese firm ByteDance. The earlier service interruption occurred shortly after a partnership, TikTok USDS, involving Oracle, assumed control over the US app as part of the ownership adjustment. The prior disruption was attributed to a power outage at an Oracle data center.
Source: The Verge