- TikTok has been facing app issues for US users since January 25
- Troubles followed TikTok’s US split into new joint venture
- TikTok says US data center power outage is to blame
While the official spinoff of TikTok’s U.S. operations into the TikTok USDS joint venture closed last week, things during the first days under this new ownership have been far from perfect. Mainly, the platform has been disrupted since yesterday, January 25, 2026, which caused the application to malfunction for many users.
I’ve already noticed the feed showing older videos, stopping in the middle of content, audio not syncing, and even videos not loading completely. I’ve heard similar stories from friends who use TikTok – including one who saw a video post that wasn’t visible to other users – and Down Detector shows a spike that started early in the morning of January 25, 2026.
It could be that after the TikTok USDS joint venture is formalized, it will experience increasing difficulties as this new entity takes control of the algorithm and moves operations to new data centers. Recall that in the middle of last week, after the deal was announced, new terms and conditions were rolled out for TikTok users in the United States.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture account X (formerly Twitter) was released earlier today, January 26, to address these issues. “Since yesterday, we have been working to restore our services following a power outage at a US data center affecting TikTok and other applications we operate,” noting that the issues experienced were due to a power outage at a US data center. These issues also correlate with an increase in reporting for CapCut, the editing app owned by ByteDance – TikTok’s parent company and still partial owner of the TikTok USDS joint venture.
The message ends with: “We are working with our data center partner to stabilize our service. We are sorry for this disruption and hope to resolve it soon.” This was posted at 10:21 a.m. ET on January 26, 2026, and as of this posting, there are still over 1,000 reports of issues with TikTok. That’s more than an average day, but fewer than the nearly 8,000 reported last night.
Since yesterday, we have been working to restore our services following a power outage at a US data center affecting TikTok and other applications we operate. We are working with our data center partner to stabilize our service. We are sorry for this disruption and hope to resolve it soon.January 26, 2026
Hopefully TikTok US can share a little more about what’s happening in the hours or days after this issue is fully resolved, but it’s been a rocky start for the platform so far. If you’re still having issues with your FYP feed, downloading videos, loading comments, or just using the app in general, let us know in the comments below.
The timing of these functional issues also coincides with increased scrutiny of the new terms and conditions – particularly around how the app will collect location data and use user data for AI training – as well as the platform’s updated content moderation policies.
At a minimum, let’s hope that the TikTok USDS joint venture can resolve these “US data center power outage” issues soon, so we can all start scrolling through the app again.
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