"The app, which is available on Android and iOS, currently holds the 12th spot in Apple's App Store, and it's struggling to keep up with an influx of new traffic. "You showed up so fast our servers tapped out," UpScrolled writes in a post on Bluesky, adding that it's working to get things up and running."
"Several users, including journalist Taylor Lorenz, have said that they're making the switch to UpScrolled after Oracle and a group of investors took over TikTok's US operations last week, sparking concerns about censorship. On top of that, US-based users began experiencing issues with the app following the takeover, which TikTok blamed on a power outage at one of its data centers."
UpScrolled is an alternative social platform available on Android and iOS that reached the 12th spot in Apple's App Store amid a surge of new users. The platform experienced server overload as traffic increased, prompting a public notice that teams are working to restore service. Several prominent users reported switching to UpScrolled after Oracle and investors took over TikTok's US operations, which coincided with US users experiencing TikTok outages attributed to a data-center power failure. UpScrolled was founded in 2025 by Issam Hijazi with promises of impartial moderation, no shadowbanning, equal post visibility, and a mixed Instagram/X-style interface.
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