The University of Texas at Austin, a sprawling campus with more than 52,000 students, said it has blocked the social media app TikTok from its networks and is in the process of removing the app from university-issued devices because of digital security concerns. Jeff Neyland, adviser to the university’s president for technology strategy, said in an email to students Tuesday that the university was taking the steps to comply with Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive last month banning the use of TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, on any government-issued devices.
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