UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
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UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
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Re: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
#2>"We're disappointed that so many states are jumping on the political bandwagon to enact policies that will do nothing to advance cybersecurity in their states and are based on unfounded falsehoods about TikTok," spokesperson Jamal Brown wrote. "We're especially sorry to see the unintended consequences of these rushed policies beginning to impact universities' ability to share information, recruit students, and build communities around athletic teams, student groups, campus publications, and more."
Jamal Brown has quite the resume. Revolving door and all of that.
Re: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
#3High schoolers are used to having VPNs for school, time for college students to do that too. Especially since on-campus students have to live with managed WiFi in dorms too.
It's unfortunate to see this political censorship affect grown adults who can make their own decisions - but just happen to be at a state university.
Re: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
#4Does anyone know how to check Gov. Greg Abbott for donations from Facebook/Facebook controlled PACs?
Re: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
#5I don't care about this kind of stuff as much as a lot of people do. Hopefully they also start blocking China from buying up USA farmland and housing.
Re: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
#6Does anyone know how to check Gov. Greg Abbott for donations from Facebook/Facebook controlled PACs?
I don't immediately have an answer for you about donations,
but there's this old WSJ piece about meetings Facebook had with key politicians:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-st...
Re: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
#7The new satanic panic.
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Re: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
#9High schoolers are used to having VPNs for school, time for college students to do that too. Especially since on-campus students have to live with managed WiFi in dorms too. It's unfortunate to see this political censorship affect grown adults who can make their own decisions - but just happen to be at a state university.
Or they can just toggle the wifi on their phone. When I was in school, wifi wasn't provided and you were prohibited from bringing your own AP. And there were plenty of applications being firewalled.
Re: UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
#10The new satanic panic.
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