By Reuters
Publication Date: 2026-01-28 00:17:00
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Oracle (ORCL.N) On Tuesday, it said the problems facing U.S. users of the social media app TikTok were the result of a temporary weather-related power outage at an Oracle data center, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom linked the problems to the suppression of anti-presidential content Donald Trump.
“Over the weekend, an Oracle data center experienced a temporary weather-related power outage that impacted TikTok,” Oracle spokesman Michael Egbert said in an email.
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“The challenges TikTok users in the US may be facing are the result of technical issues following the power outage, which Oracle and TikTok are working to quickly resolve,” Egbert said.
On Monday, Newsom said his office would launch a review to determine whether TikTok’s content moderation practices violated state law.
“Following the sale of TikTok to a Trump-aligned business group, our office…
