TikTok has confirmed that users in northern Nigeria are experiencing disrupted access to the platform, and says it is currently working with relevant stakeholders to resolve the situation.
The company has not shared a timeline for when service will be fully restored, and details around the cause of the disruption remain slim. What is clear is that the outage is localized to the northern region, leaving users there cut off while the rest of the country scrolls on.
For a platform with one of the most engaged user bases on the continent, the silence around specifics will likely frustrate creators and everyday users alike. Whether this is a regulatory issue, a technical one, or something else entirely is a question TikTok has yet to answer publicly.
Originally published by AllAfrica.