Now it will be difficult for some American students to spend their break on TikTok. Several universities have decided to cut off access to the Chinese social network to anyone who uses the local Wi-Fi network or the establishment’s computers, as indicated by le figaro.
This wave of bans is spreading today in Oklahoma and Georgia but could also soon reach Alabama, where Auburn University explains on its website to “follow developments related to access to TikTok”, but has not yet made a decision.
26 Georgia universities no longer have access to the social network
But on the side of the University of Oklahoma, the decisions are firmer: “no university employee or student will be able to access TikTok on devices owned or operated by the university, including the university’s wired and wireless networks,” said the college. Vice President David Horton said in an email.
The same story on the Georgia side, where Governor Brian Kemp decided to ban TikTok, WeChat (Chinese messaging service) but also Telegram from the phones and computers of the 26 state universities, according to the AP agency.
“Rash policies” according to TikTok
TikTok, for its part, reacted through one of its spokespersons on CNN. He laments that the states involved are relying on “baseless lies” regarding TikTok.
The spokesman also laments the consequences of these “hasty policies” on universities and students, who he says will no longer be able to share information, recruit and create communities.
Will TikTok soon be banned from all US smartphones?
These multiple decisions are in line with the decisions taken in recent days by the US administrations. A few days ago, the House of Representatives (the US equivalent of the National Assembly) also decided to ban TikTok from all of its employees’ professional devices.
The desire for a blanket ban on TikTok in the United States continues to gain ground. The United States considers that TikTok represents a great threat to the country and the security of its inhabitants, particularly due to the gaps in the social network in terms of data protection.
Some members of Congress have even come up with a bill from afar to ban the Chinese social network from all American smartphones. With a strict Constitution and more than 135 million subscribers in the country, it is hard to imagine such a project being approved.
Source: BFM TV
