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Houston Public Media Dec 12, 2023

A federal judge in Austin has rejected a challenge to Texas’ ban of TikTok on government-issued devices such as cell phones, tablets and laptops.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/technology/2023/12/12/472115/tiktok-ban-texas-state-issued-devices-upheld-federal-judge/

#News #Technology #Texas #TexasTikTokBan #TikTok #TikTokBan

Federal judge upholds Texas’ ban of TikTok on state-issued devices

While protecting academic freedom and public employees’ right to free speech is important, the judge wrote in his opinion, the state ban did not violate those rights.

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media Nov 16, 2023

A federal judge will decide whether to block a Texas TikTok ban for state agencies

A U.S. District Judge in Austin heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by a Columbia free speech group, which argues banning TikTok use at public universities hinders faculty research and teaching.

A federal judge will decide whether to block a Texas TikTok ban for state agencies

A U.S. District Judge in Austin heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by a Columbia free speech group, which argues banning TikTok use at public universities hinders faculty research and teaching.

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Ultraviolet Feb 11, 2023

#texastiktokban 🤠 everything IS bigger in Texas, even the ambitions of a #cybersecurity enforcement order.
governor Abbott’s press release holds #stateagencies and #IHEs (institutes of higher education) to a stringent timeline to create/apply a security policy- banning #tiktok,etc
https://twitter.com/govabbott/status/1622642718584209434?s=21&t=Ys9utVhBPiMsAhGE56rYqA

Gov. Greg Abbott on Twitter

“Today, I’m announcing a plan to ban TikTok in Texas. It’s critical that state agencies are protected from the Chinese Communist Party as they work on behalf of Texans. Learn more about my plan to keep Texas secure: https://t.co/mJrtyuuMdA”

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