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Jan 18, 2023 · A host of major Texas universities announced overnight that they have banned TikTok from government-issued devices and restricted access to the social media app on their internet networks.
- Max Zahn
Dec 13, 2023 · Pitman stated in his ruling: “While the court agrees plaintiff that the ban prevents certain public university faculty from using state-provided devices and networks to research and teach about TikTok, the court finds that the ban is a reasonable restriction on access to TikTok in light of Texas’s concerns.”
Nov 12, 2024 · On May 7th, TikTok sued the government over the potential ban, calling the law unconstitutional and claiming it “subjects a single, named speech platform to a permanent, nationwide ban, and bars ...
- Jon Porter
Jan 18, 2023 · The University of Texas at Austin joined several other colleges across the U.S. on Jan. 17 in blocking access to TikTok on the school's Wi-Fi, as state governments ban the app over concerns the ...
- Anna Kaplan
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- Why Universities Are Banning Tiktok
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The bans stem from security concerns regarding the app’s China-based parent company ByteDance. U.S. security experts are worried ByteDance could share its extensive collection of data on American users with the Chinese government. “We do have national security concerns,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray at a Homeland Security Committee hearing in...
Students aren’t happy. “I didn’t think Texas public universities banning TikTok would have that much of an effect on me, but I’ve tried to open TikTok 3 times in the past 2 hours and she’s just… gone,” wrote Sidney Golden on Twitter. But as much as these universities are attempting to limit their student’s access to TikTok, they won’t be able to fu...
Some restriction on the app at the federal level have been successful. In December, Congress successfully banned the Chinese-owned app from all federal government devices. “We’re disappointed that Congress has moved to ban TikTok on government devices — a political gesture that will do nothing to advance national security interests — rather than en...
Jan 17, 2023 · University of Texas at Austin officials announced Tuesday the school is banning the use of TikTok on campus Wi-Fi and wired networks in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to ban the app on ...
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Nov 15, 2023 · In December 2022, Gov. Greg Abbott banned the use of TikTok on government-issued cellphones and laptops, joining more than 30 U.S. states that have issued similar directives over cybersecurity ...
