Published 6 months ago

Florida universities implement ban on TikTok

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FSU announced on Monday that six apps, including TikTok, have been banned from campus effective immediately. Florida A&M University sent an email on March 7 to all students, faculty and staff that the university was implementing a similar TikTok ban that blocked access on FAMU devices and its Wi-Fi network. The University of Florida announced it was also banning TikTok on campus just hours after FSU.

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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…

6 months ago·Jacksonville, United States

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WESH

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.

6 months ago

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WSVN

TikTok banned across Florida universities, including FIU, FAU

WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Florida International University became the latest university in the Sunshine State to ban the popular app TikTok.7News cameras on Wednesday...

6 months ago·Miami, United States

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NBC Miami

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.

6 months ago·Miami, United States

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Florida Politics

Florida universities implement ban on TikTok

More of Florida’s universities have implemented a statewide ban on TikTok and other social media platforms tied to foreign interests. New College of Florida became the latest to issue a memo to students and faculty saying TikTok would be banned on the university’s network and could not be installed on university-owned devices. The same goes for Tencent QQ, WeChat, VKontakte, Kaspersky and Fizz. The Board of Governors authorized emergency action …

6 months ago

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