TikTok users in the United States experienced service disruptions on March 3, 2026, marking the second major outage in just over a month. The TikTok USDS Joint Venture confirmed the issues, which included lags in posting content, originated from an Oracle data center.
Oracle’s status page identified an ongoing problem at its US East (Ashburn) facility. This follows a more prolonged outage in late January 2026, which was triggered by a weather-related power failure at an Oracle site.
These recurring technical failures highlight vulnerabilities in TikTok’s U.S. infrastructure. The company relies on Oracle cloud services as part of a joint venture designed to address national security concerns by housing American user data on domestic servers.