12/11/2023

U.S. Judge Upholds Texas' TikTok Ban on State-owned Devices

More than 30 states, U.S. federal agencies have banned the app

On Monday, a U.S. judge upheld Texas' ban on state employees', including public university employees, using Chinese-owned short video app TikTok on state-owned devices or networks.

The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed suit in July arguing that Texas’ state government TikTok ban "is preventing or seriously impeding faculty from pursuing research that relates to TikTok."

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman rejected the suit, saying the Texas restriction was motivated by data protection concerns and calling "a reasonable restriction on access to TikTok in light of Texas' concerns."

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