Professors sue Texas over TikTok ban, signaling First Amendment fight
Professors sue Texas over TikTok ban, signaling First Amendment fight
The Coalition for Independent Technology Research argues the ban infringes on academic freedoms and constitutional rights.
Gotta keep in mind this is a ban on 'state devices and networks.'
If you're using your own phone with your service, you should be fine.
Don't know why people are trying to use TikTok on government devices, anyways. Lazy bastards.
Gotta keep in mind this is a ban on ‘state devices and networks.’
Yea in this case I think it's entirely reasonable. I don't think any (Ad)Tech software should be allowed on state devices or networks. It's a security concern whether it's a company in the USA or a foreign company gathering every ounce of data it can hoover up.
They are blocking schools from accessing it, preventing serious studies of the platform from taking places and restricting the progress that colleges in Texas can make, driving potential communication students out of the state.
If it did not apply to institutes of education it may be a good idea, but as is its just more culture war
Freedom of speech only applies when you're being racist or defending nazis.
The regulation in question isn't about speech; it's about installing particular software on government-issued devices, when using that software requires leaking the user's location & personal data to a foreign government.
And people only care enough to do something when their dopamine dispensers stop working.