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A U.S. district judge struck down a legal challenge to a Texas law banning the Chinese app TikTok from government devices in the state.

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A U.S. district judge struck down a legal challenge to a Texas law banning the Chinese app TikTok from government devices in the state.

The ban was challenged by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University in July, arguing that it’s “preventing or seriously impeding faculty” from undertaking research related to the app. College students and staff across the state have nevertheless found ways to sneak around the ban. US District Judge Robert Pitman rejected the suit on Monday, calling the ban a “reasonable restriction” in light of Texas’ concerns about data privacy.

Judge Robert Pitman found “the ban is a reasonable restriction on access to TikTok in light of Texas’s concerns” about the Chinese-owned platform.

The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed suit in July arguing that Texas’ state government TikTok ban "is preventing or seriously impeding faculty from pursuing research that relates to TikTok." However, it was rejected by US District Judge Robert Pitman.

(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday upheld Texas' ban on state employees', including public university employees, using Chinese-owned short video app TikTok on state-owned devices or networks. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed suit in July arguing that Texas’ state government TikTok ban "is preventing or seriously impeding faculty from pursuing research that relates to TikTok." U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman rejected the suit, saying ...

From Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Abbott, decided today by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.): Plaintiff has brought a challenge to Texas's…

A federal judge upheld a Texas law that bans the use of TikTok on state-owned devices and networks in a Monday order. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman rejected a lawsuit brought by the Knight First Amendment Institue at Columbia University, which argued the Texas law violated the First Amendment by prohibiting the use of…

A Texas prohibition on the use of TikTok on government property doesn't violate the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled late Monday. The ban is “viewpoint…