NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas upheld the state’s TikTok ban on official devices and networks, rejecting a challenge brought by an organization that claimed the restrictions violated the First Amendment. In light of those concerns, dozens of states, Congress and many universities across the country have taken steps to restrict the use of TikTok on official devices. Jameel Jaffer, the Knight Institute’s executive director who argued for the preliminary injunction before Judge Pitman last month, said in a statement that the decision was disappointing. In the decision, Pitman noted the state’s TikTok ban on official devices is narrow compared to efforts in Montana to ban the app state-wide. A federal judge blocked Montana’s blanket ban in late November, just a month before it was set to take effect.

Source: Ethiopian News December 13, 2023 05:50 UTC