UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks

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Students and faculty will not be able to access the popular social media app while connected to university internet servers.

have banned the app on devices connected to campus networks, including Auburn University in Alabama, the University of Oklahoma and the schools within the University System of Georgia.

The ban could have broad impacts particularly at universities serving college-age students, a key demographic that uses the app. University admissions departments have used it to connect with prospective students, and many athletics departments have used TikTok to promote sporting events and teams. It’s also unclear how the ban will impact faculty who research the app or professors who teach in areas such as communications or public relations, in which TikTok is a heavily used medium.

Representatives for other large public universities in the state — including Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University and the University of Houston — did not immediately respond to questions about whether university leaders plan to take similar steps at their campuses. Disclosure: Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, University of Texas at Austin and University of Houston have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune’s journalism. Find a complete

 

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It’s stupid your in college now and if they did it in high school so your still kids not adults

Good thing you got data

You all are grown ass adults, I don't think you need to block Tiktok

Y'all are in COLLEGE 😐😭

Oh boo hooo they did this to us in high school suck it up

As if everyone doesn’t have 4g/5g and vpns

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