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Technical Glitches Disrupt TikTok Amid Ownership Transition

1/27/2026

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A power outage at TikTok's data center caused widespread glitches, including outages in video uploads and comments.
Rumors circulated that censorship related to Epstein discussions or anti-ICE protests contributed to the outages.
TikTok's U.S. division attributes the outages to technical failures rather than intentional restrictions.
The outages have followed a recent transition of TikTok's U.S. operations to new ownership, coinciding with the difficulties.

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Story summary

A power outage at TikTok's data center caused widespread glitches, including outages in video uploads and comments.
Rumors circulated that censorship related to Epstein discussions or anti-ICE protests contributed to the outages.
TikTok's U.S. division attributes the outages to technical failures rather than intentional restrictions.
The outages have followed a recent transition of TikTok's U.S. operations to new ownership, coinciding with the difficulties.