TikTok users have reported glitches while using the app on Sunday night. Issues reported include seeing videos they have already liked or that have been posted months ago on their For You Page (FYP). It is unclear what may be causing the glitch or how many users are being impacted.
Many TikTok users say they are seeing old videos on their For You Page
TikTok users took to X on Sunday to report what they say are bugs or glitches in the app. It is unclear what is causing the issue, how many users are affected and whether the bugs affect only users in the United States.
“anyone else’s tiktok fyp messed up today?? like it keeps showing me old videos from weeks or months ago, some that i’ve already liked or watched. it can’t just be happening to me,” wrote a social media user on X.
Most users experiencing a glitch say they are seeing old videos on their For You Page, as well as videos they have already interacted with. Others have reported not seeing new videos at all on their page.
“no yeah i love when my social media apps just don’t work. i love that my fyp keeps showing me tiktoks that i have already seen and liked. i love that i haven’t seen a single new tiktok in hours. this is great,” a TikTok user wrote on X.
Some users have also said they’ve mostly seen sponsored posts and videos from the TikTok Shop, rather than the usual content, and have deemed the app “unusable.”
TikTok signed a deal to sell part of the company to a U.S. entity
It isn’t the first time there have been glitches or bugs reported on TikTok, similarly to other social media apps like Instagram, Facebook or X. There is currently nothing to suggest that the reported issue is tied to the recent agreement found between TikTok and the U.S., despite some users questioning if it has played a role in their recent experience.
TikTok signed a deal in December to have its U.S. entity controlled by American investors, Axios reported. The agreement is set to close on Jan. 22. Companies Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX will own 45% of TikTok’s U.S. entity.
The U.S. joint venture will then be responsible for U.S. data protection, algorithm security, content moderation and software assurance, according to an internal TikTok memo.
It “will operate as an independent entity with authority over U.S. data protection, algorithm security, content moderation and software assurance, while TikTok global’s U.S. entities will manage global product interoperability and certain commercial activities, including e-commerce, advertising, and marketing.”
The deal, valued at around $14 billion, was struck after years of U.S. government pressure to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations. In 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding the platform’s parent company, ByteDance, sell its U.S. operations. Congress then passed a law in 2024 to ban the app unless it was sold.
In January 2025, TikTok briefly went dark as the Supreme Court upheld the law. Trump then postponed the ban through a series of executive orders, culminating in a sale announced earlier this month.