Board of Governors the public universities Florida bans the use of the app TikTok on your wireless networks and on their mobile devices, local media are picking up this Thursday.
The ban, which affects TikTok and other applications, began to be communicated to students, faculty and staff by university officials on Wednesday afternoon and evening. immediate effect.
As the Miami Herald reported, the reason for the measure emergency arrangement It was approved last week by the Florida Board of Governors, which administers twelve public universities in that state, on the grounds that applications could pose a security concern.
Apart from TikTok, which belongs to the Chinese company ByteDance, other banned applications are WeChat, Tencent QQ, VKontakte and Kaspersky.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, suggested February Prohibiting the use of TikTok and others in the universities and schools of this state’s public system social networks from countries of “concern”.
The initiative discussed in the legislative assemblies, protect privacy and “digital rights” before the big technology companies of its citizens
The governor stated that his proposal “responds to efforts”.Tackling China’s bad influence By removing nefarious platforms like TikTok from any government-sponsored activity.”
“We don’t want to wait here in Florida until we’re all trapped in a digital dungeon,” DeSantis said to justify his move.
The governor instructed the Department of Management Services (DMS) to make a formal recommendation to government agencies. implement all security measures required to block access to China-connected apps and software from all government-owned devices.
Republican state senator Danny Burges has passed a bill against the use of TikTok on the grounds that it serves as a “distraction” to students’ learning.
The White House has banned the use of this app on federal government mobile devices. This is after the Senate in Washington passed a bill on the subject.