Character.AI users blaming TikTok for 'Waiting room' issues, some even gatekeeping it

In a world where Artificial Intelligence is rapidly expanding, platforms like Chat GPT, Bing Chat, Character.AI, and others should not be overlooked.

As a matter of fact, such websites are largely responsible for the exponential rise of AI. That said, if we specifically talk about Character.AI, TikTok has been a significant driving element in the platform’s current popularity.

It seems that the video-sharing platform has managed to build a loyal community of Character.AI users.

TikTok blamed for Character.AI Waiting room

However, multiple Character.AI users are criticizing TikTok for crashing the platform and overloading its already overburdened servers (1,2,3,4,5).

WHY do people keep sharing character ai on TikTok like bruuhhh the servers are already shite ENOUGHHH
Source

Bro… Why do i think the character ai becoming so slow after it got introduced to tiktok and became booming- ITS NOT THIS FUCKING SLOW BEFORE
Source

It has been alleged that those who discovered Character.AI on TikTok are now exploring the website, leading it to blow up like any other viral trend.

Resultantly, the website is now crashing due to a large amount of traffic being directed by the video-sharing app (1,2,3). Users are rather displayed a ‘You are now in line. Thanks for your patience’ error message.

This is definitely becoming a nuisance for those who never wanted the website to go mainstream. Some are now advocating for gatekeeping Character.AI (1,2), but it appears that things have already gotten out of hand.

TikTok hasn’t commented on the allegations regarding being blamed for Character.AI waiting room issues. There is also no official statement from the latter regarding gatekeeping the platform.

We can only hope for the parties involved to take cognizance of users’ reports and take an action as soon as possible.

We’ll keep tabs on the latest developments and update this article accordingly.

PiunikaWeb started as purely an investigative tech journalism website with main focus on ‘breaking’ or ‘exclusive’ news. In no time, our stories got picked up by the likes of Forbes, Foxnews, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Verge, Macrumors, and many others. Want to know more about us? Head here.