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TikTok ‘DOWN’ – thousands of users say video app not working
TIKTOK appears to have stopped working for thousands of users across the globe.
According to online outage trackers, problems with the popular video app began around 11:30 a.m. UK time (06:30 a.m. EST).
DownDetectorHundreds of people reported issues with TikTok on Thursday morning with DownDetector, a website that tracks online outages[/caption]
More than 6,000 people have logged issues with TikTok on DownDetector, a website that monitors the status of online services.
The app appears to be experiencing downtime in the US and UK, as well as parts of Europe.
On DownDetector, 50 per cent of complainants say they’re having trouble loading the app.
A further 23 per cent have reported trouble connecting to servers, while 13 per cent say they’re unable to post videos.
The Sun has tried to access the app from London and found that videos are not loading on the For You feed.
TikTok has yet to acknowledge the outage. The Sun has reached out to the Chinese company for comment.
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TikTok launched in 2016 and has quickly become one of the world’s most popular apps, boasting an estimated one billion users.
Users post and watch short videos in which they dance, lip-sync or act out sketches.
Outages are rare for the company. The last major hiccup struck TikTok on November 12, 2021.
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