Several TikTok users in the United States experienced service disruptions yesterday morning, Tuesday. This marks the second significant outage linked to Oracle's infrastructure since the completion of the app's business restructuring deal within the U.S. market.
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TikTok explained via its account on the "X" platform that some creators might face temporary lags in posting videos, confirming that technical teams are working in coordination with Oracle to address the glitch.
According to user reports on the "Downdetector" website, the issues began before 9:00 AM Eastern Time (ET), coinciding with Oracle's announcement of an outage at one of its data centers.
Oracle at the Center of the Scene
These disruptions come at a time when Oracle plays a pivotal role in operating TikTok within the United States. As part of an investment alliance, Oracle owns approximately 80% of the TikTok USDS Joint Venture, which was established in response to U.S. national security laws that mandated the parent company, ByteDance, to divest its American operations or face a ban.
Even before the creation of this joint entity, Oracle was already providing cloud computing services to TikTok and managing U.S. user data. However, outages linked to its infrastructure have become recurrent since the deal was finalized.
Second Outage in Months
Notably, this disruption is the second since the restructuring deal closed last January. The app suffered a similar outage just days after the official announcement, which was attributed at the time to a winter storm affecting a major Oracle data center.
So far, Oracle has not disclosed the exact cause of Tuesday’s failure, raising questions about the readiness of the cloud infrastructure relied upon by one of the most widely used applications in the United States.
Impact on Content Creators
While the glitch did not result in a complete service shutdown, the slow posting and delayed content loading directly impact creators who rely on real-time engagement for reach and advertising revenue, especially during peak morning hours.
These incidents once again highlight the sensitivity of digital infrastructure in an era where major social platforms depend on specific cloud service providers, making any technical flaw quickly felt by millions of users.
