"The significant problems with the TikTok app last weekend were, according to the company, because of a technical issue stemming from a power outage at a "US data center partner." Users could not upload new videos and view counts were all out of whack, with few answers or explanations. For TikTok, the timing was unfortunate. As of last weekend, TikTok US is now TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, owned partially by ByteDance and a collection of investors that include Oracle and investment firms like Silver Lake, among others."
"For users, the massive outage was suspicious: The involvement of Oracle specifically is regularly cited as a cause for concern by users and creators thanks to cofounder Larry Ellison's long-standing ties to Donald Trump. TikTok went down just as a new Trump-friendly corporation took over? Interesting coincidence, the thinking goes. Do you work at TikTok? I'd love to talk. Using a non-work device, email me at mia@theverge.com or message me on Signal @miasato.11. You can stay anonymous."
TikTok experienced a significant outage that prevented users from uploading videos and caused incorrect view counts. The company attributed the disruption to a technical issue stemming from a power outage at a "US data center partner." The outage coincided with a corporate change: TikTok US became TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, partially owned by ByteDance and investors including Oracle and Silver Lake. Users and creators expressed suspicion about the timing and Oracle's involvement because of Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison's ties to Donald Trump. The overlap of the outage and the ownership transfer intensified worries about future platform changes.
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