SEE IT: University of Oklahoma staff and students can no longer access TikTok
Heather Hamilton
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The University of Oklahoma students and staff received a letter Tuesday saying they will no longer be allowed to access the social media app TikTok on campus.
The university announced it was banning the app following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Dec. 8 executive order that barred the app from state-owned and state-leased devices.
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“Effective immediately, no University employee or student shall access the TikTok application or website on University-owned or operated devices, including OU wired and wireless networks,” David Horton, the chief information officer and senior associate vice president, wrote in the letter.
The TikTok accounts belonging to and administered by the University of Oklahoma will also be deleted.
Stitt’s executive order cited “ongoing national and cybersecurity concerns with the TikTok application.”
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In announcing the state ban, Stitt tweeted: “We will not participate in helping the Chinese Communist Party gain access to government information.”
Northeastern State University, located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, also banned the app.