TikTok Banned on Devices Owned by Florida Public Universities After Emergency Amendment

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on February 15 proposed to ban access to the TikTok platform on any government-issued devices and the networks that serve them across Florida. In the latest efforts to keep the controversial app TikTok out of the state, Florida’s Board of Governors has banned its use all on university-owned devices and campus WiFi networks. NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reports the ban comes after passage of an emergency amendment and impacts Florida’s public universities – including the University of Florida, Florida State University, Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University and the others that make up the 12-member State University…