Days after TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal to set up a majority American-owned joint venture to run the app and avoid a ban in the U.S., users reported issues on the platform on Sunday, Jan. 25, and Monday, Jan. 26.

The TikTok deal will allow it to continue operating in the U.S.—but what users see in their feeds could be altered over time.

What’s Happening on TikTok’s New U.S. Platform and Why Brands and Creators Are Rethinking Their Approach in 2026.

Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing this week as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the U.S.

The issue around the word "Epstein" comes as users experience outages and functionality problems since the popular video app was recently sold to a group of mostly U.S. investors, including Trump ally Larry Ellison.

Owen Poole covers today's top tech stories, including how TikTok's new American owners will impact your feed. Plus, Apple announced an updated AirTag that promises to track things even more easily. The European Commission starts investigating Elon Musk's Grok for generating explicit images,