Florida universities implement ban on TikTok

Florida public universities ban TikTok, WeChat on campus WiFi

UCF sent out a memo to students Thursday, warning them that the TikTok app is now blocked because of an emergency regulation.

TikTok, other popular apps banned at Florida’s public universities

A decision from Florida’s Board of Governors bans TikTok from school-owned devices and public Wi-Fi on public university campuses across the state. Leaders fear the Chinese government could be using the social media app to access personal information.TikTok has more than 1.3 billion users worldwide, and the app’s owner, Bytedance, denies allegations of spying.The statewide ban includes the University of North Florida, the University of Florida a…

FGCU bans use of TikTok, other apps on university Wi-Fi, devices. What we know

The State University System Prohibited Technologies List includes TikTok, WeChat, Kaspersky, VKontakte and Tencent QQ.

TikTok Banned on Devices Owned by Florida Public Universities

In the latest efforts to keep the controversial app TikTok out of the state, Florida's Board of Governors has banned its use on all university-owned devices and campus WiFi networks.

'I'll just turn off my Wi-Fi': TikTok banned from use at Florida universities

The ban includes the state's largest institutions − University of Florida, Florida State University, University of South Florida and others.

8 Florida universities have banned TikTok. Here's what you need to know:

At least eight Florida universities announced that the video-sharing social media app TikTok would be immediately banned on university devices.