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Oracle Data Center Outage Disrupts TikTok Users' Posts

3/4/2026

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TikTok users in the U.S. face service disruptions from an outage at Oracle's Ashburn data center.
The issue began early Tuesday afternoon, with posting delays around 1 PM ET.
The outage followed a February incident after Oracle gained ownership of TikTok's U.S. operations through the TikTok USDS joint venture.
TikTok confirmed that users may experience temporary posting delays while Oracle addresses the problem.
Oracle has not yet identified the cause.

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TikTok users in the U.S. face service disruptions from an outage at Oracle's Ashburn data center.
The issue began early Tuesday afternoon, with posting delays around 1 PM ET.
The outage followed a February incident after Oracle gained ownership of TikTok's U.S. operations through the TikTok USDS joint venture.
TikTok confirmed that users may experience temporary posting delays while Oracle addresses the problem.
Oracle has not yet identified the cause.