TikTok is down, and the internet is freaking out over where to look for memes

Down Detector

Viral video-sharing app TikTok is currently down for thousands of users across the United States and in Europe.

Users have been reporting issues Thursday afternoon with viewing videos and exploring the app. According to website Down Detector, users in western Europe and both coasts in the US have been experiencing outages.

TikTok users have immediately turned to Twitter, with the hashtag #tiktokdown, to share that they're having issues. Some Twitter users have already voiced that they're unsure were to turn for viral memes and internet hilarity with TikTok inaccessible.

TikTok did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

TikTok is a video-sharing app that's particularly popular among teens and Generation Z. TikTok acts as a social network, where users share videos covering a wide range of categories, from lip syncing to comedic skits to viral challenges. TikTok has over 1.5 billion all-time downloads, and its popularity and influence has only continued to spread.

me going to twitter to see if I'm the only one with tiktok down or if it's my shit internet #tiktokdown pic.twitter.com/0h8v232n4D

- dylanobrien (@dylanobrie) December 12, 2019

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