Judge Strikes Down Challenge to Texas Banning TikTok on Government Devices
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.
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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.