Interesting explanation from Norway: Cat videos on TikTok have consumed 'energy'
Cat and dog content is among the most watched videos on TikTok. Norway-based ammunition manufacturer Nammo announced that their production has slowed down due to the fact that the data center owned by TikTok uses too much energy in the region.
Nammo, one of the largest ammunition manufacturers in Europe, announced that TikTok could not meet the increasing demand due to the war in Ukraine, as the data storage center established in the town of Raufoss, near the Norwegian capital Oslo, uses all energy ammunition. Authorities claimed that TikTok's production slowed down due to cat videos.
"We are concerned as we see the storage of cat videos challenge our future growth," Morten Brandtzaeg, Nammo's CEO, told the Financial Times. The company demands that the TikTok data center be moved or an additional switchboard be built in the region.
COMPANY CEO: NOT A COINCIDENCE.
Asked if it was a coincidence that a Chinese company stopped the growth of one of Europe's largest defense companies, Brandtzaeg replied: "I think it's not entirely coincidental that this activity is close to a defense company."
While TikTok declined to comment on the matter, energy company Elvia confirmed that it operates on a first-come, first-served basis and that the electricity grid has no spare capacity.
