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The TikTok Glitch on The Viral List

TikTok’s glitch, Gen Z’s new wave of TikTok alternatives, and backlash over Harry Styles’ tour are going viral…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Jan 30 2026
North America, Western Europe

KEY TAKEAWAYS

After finalizing U.S. ownership, young users on TikTok reported FYPs flooded with irrelevant, repetitive, content
In response to TikTok’s glitch, alternatives started pulling in users (and no, not RedNote)
Harry Styles’ presale prices shocked fans, with many calling out the tour on social media for being inaccessible and out of touch

TikTok’s algorithm had a major glitch over the weekend, and Gen Z noticed immediately Young users woke up on Sunday to FYPs that felt completely off. Instead of their usual hyper-personalized feeds, many were served old videos and posts completely outside their usual interests—from bizarre AI slop to stray sports clips and, for some reason, the same sea lion on repeat. In one TikTok’s caption, a creator says, “Between reliking comments, refollowing people, reposting stuff I already reposted, and my comments not loading…I’m doing my best over here.” Many said their feeds felt unrecognizable, like a default account rather than...