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The students at the university Texas in Austin are banned from using TikTok on the college campus as more institutions restrict access to the app.
Over the past year or two, TikTok has established itself as a key part of most social media users’ daily lives as it has become a new hub for viral videos.
However, there is much controversy surrounding its safety, especially in United States. Many elected officials have flagged it as a security threat because of its Chinese owners, ByteDance, and there was even a threat that it could be banned across the country when Donald Trump was president.
This ban has not been enforced, but over the past few months a number of countries have pledged to stop using it on government devices. Now the University of Texas at Austin has followed suit.
Why is TikTok banned at the University of Texas?
That’s right, students at the University of Texas at Austin are now banned from using TikTok when connected to college Wi-Fi networks.
“Today, the university is blocking TikTok’s access to our networks,” the university said in an email. “You can no longer access TikTok on any device if you are connected to the university via its wired or WIFI network.”
Texas is one of the states that has ordered government officials not to use the social media platform on devices that access their networks or while in a government building.
This directive came into effect to “eliminate the cybersecurity risk posed by TikTok” regarding “potentially sensitive information” that users may have.
As already noted, a number of states in the country have already begun to restrict the use of TikTok, but this has not yet become a national phenomenon. It remains to be seen whether other countries that have not yet adopted such a directive will follow suit, and of course other universities.
The students at the university Texas in Austin are banned from using TikTok on the college campus as more institutions restrict access to the app.
Over the past year or two, TikTok has established itself as a key part of most social media users’ daily lives as it has become a new hub for viral videos.
However, there is much controversy surrounding its safety, especially in United States. Many elected officials have flagged it as a security threat because of its Chinese owners, ByteDance, and there was even a threat that it could be banned across the country when Donald Trump was president.
This ban has not been enforced, but over the past few months a number of countries have pledged to stop using it on government devices. Now the University of Texas at Austin has followed suit.
Why is TikTok banned at the University of Texas?
That’s right, students at the University of Texas at Austin are now banned from using TikTok when connected to college Wi-Fi networks.
“Today, the university is blocking TikTok’s access to our networks,” the university said in an email. “You can no longer access TikTok on any device if you are connected to the university via its wired or WIFI network.”
Texas is one of the states that has ordered government officials not to use the social media platform on devices that access their networks or while in a government building.
This directive came into effect to “eliminate the cybersecurity risk posed by TikTok” regarding “potentially sensitive information” that users may have.
As already noted, a number of states in the country have already begun to restrict the use of TikTok, but this has not yet become a national phenomenon. It remains to be seen whether other countries that have not yet adopted such a directive will follow suit, and of course other universities.
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