Professors Sue the State of Texas for the Right to Use TikTok on University Devices

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'A lawsuit has been filed against the State of Texas over its banning of TikTok on state-owned or issued devices for employees in state agencies, including public universities.'

that it is not a “sensible or constitutional response” to concerns about the app’s extensive data collection and disinformation.

The Knight First Amendment Institute called the ban an “assault” on academic freedom. The complaint cites the case of University of North Texas Professor Jacqueline Vickery. Vickery was forced to “suspend research projects and change her research agenda, alter her teaching methods, and eliminate course materials.”

Dave Karpf, PhD, an Associate Professor at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, toldon behalf of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, that Governor Abbott’s lawyers “will have the opportunity to explain what national security risks are being created by Professors accessing TikTok in the classroom” and while conducting “publicly-beneficial” research.

 

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