Nee, op basis van de meest recente berichten is TikTok op 25 januari 2026 niet offline.
In January 2026, a contingent of investors announced they had agreed to establish a new “U.S.” version of TikTok. The $14 billion deal came more than a year after Congress passed a law that gave the ubiquitous social media platform an ultimatum: divest from Chinese ownership or be banned.
On February 11, 2026, TikTok launched its opt-in Local Feed in the United States, surfacing content related to nearby travel, news, events, shopping and dining based on the user's current location.
There are several changes. One new rule says children under the age of 13 cannot use TikTok outside of its specific "Under 13 Experience". Another point says the new US entity "does not endorse any content" on the platform, nor does it reflect its views.
While ByteDance retains a 19.9% stake in TikTok's U.S. operations after the agreement, Oracle , Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX each own a 15% share, with the remaining shares divvied among several other firms.
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It is not a full sale of the company or a clean break from ByteDance. Instead, it is a restructuring of TikTok's U.S. business designed to keep the platform operating while addressing national security concerns raised by the U.S. government.
25, and Monday, Jan. 26. A spokesperson for Oracle, one of the members of the new American-owned joint venture — called TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC — said in a statement to USA TODAY that one of its data centers "experienced a temporary weather-related power outage which impacted TikTok."
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Whether it's "read 12 books," "stop doomscrolling past midnight," and "finally learn to poach an egg", they all have a place on the list. This goal-setting trend removes the pressure to be perfect and just focuses on being intentional.
No. The 200 million users in the United States will be able to keep their existing TikTok app, a spokeswoman for the new venture said. There won't be any need to download a new version.
Reportedly, after White House advisers persuaded him to hold off on banning TikTok outright because of the possible legal and political repercussions, Trump subsequently agreed to put a 45-day hold on any action against TikTok to allow ByteDance to divest the platform to Microsoft or, should a deal with the tech ...
Even if TikTok is banned, the app won't disappear immediately from your phone. Instead, it will likely be removed from app stores, meaning no new users can download it.
TikTok's ownership is now split, with a new U.S.-based entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, holding majority control through a consortium of American investors including **Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX, Michael Dell's family office, and Susquehanna, while its Chinese parent company ByteDance retains a 19.9% stake. This deal was finalized in January 2026 to avoid a U.S. ban, placing U.S. user data and algorithm oversight with Oracle under Project Texas, with ByteDance still influencing the global platform.
A virtual private network (VPN) lets you safely access TikTok and other services by routing all of your online traffic through a secure VPN tunnel.
On Tuesday January 27, 2026 TikTok released a statement about the current status of restoring the app to be fully functioning. “We've made significant progress in recovering our U.S. infrastructure with our U.S. data center partner.
TikTok is pushing for authentic content, real value, and transparency in 2026. Creators — it's time to evolve, stay compliant, and protect your accounts.
TikTok is 100% owned by ByteDance Ltd., a Chinese technology company founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance itself is privately held with ownership divided among institutional investors (approximately 60%), founders and employees (20%), and Chinese investors (20%).
Zhang Yiming (Chinese: 张一鸣; born 1 April 1983) is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. He founded ByteDance in 2012, developed the news aggregator Toutiao and the video sharing platform Douyin (internationally known as TikTok).
While there are many potential suitors, we see well-capitalized players including Microsoft MSFT and Amazon as strongly positioned to acquire TikTok's US operations. Oracle ORCL has emerged as a top bidder, mostly due to Larry Ellison's close personal ties with Trump.