Auburn University in Alabama has banned TikTok on school WiFi and college devices

Auburn University in Alabama banned TikTok on school Wi-Fi and university-issued devices last week, according to Insider.

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A University spokesperson has confirmed the move to Entrepreneur.

"In accordance with Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's recent executive order requiring all state-owned networks and devices to block access to and from the social media app TikTok, the Office of Technology Information from Auburn University began blocking TikTok on campus via Wi-Fi access on December 13," the emailed statement read.

Last week, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey also banned the app on government devices and networks to combat "this growing security risk".

The Alabama government ban is part of a total of at least 14 states that have banned TikTok from government-issued devices due to growing concerns about the app, according to The New York Times.

Earlier this month, U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to ban the app in the United States

A separate bill to fund the government and avoid a shutdown will also ban TikTok on all federal devices, the outlet noted.

There are concerns that the Chinese government could access US user data, from entities such as the Indiana Attorney General, who sued the company over privacy concerns earlier this month, and the FBI.

TikTok said its US user data was processed in Singapore and the US, but a June BuzzFeed report said audio from internal TikTok meetings showed US user data had been processed. viewed by employees in China.

The company also pushed back on a report by Forbes that the app had been used to track the location of US citizens.

The issues reportedly slowed down proceedings between the Biden administration and TikTok to create an agreement to allow the app to work in the United States

"We believe these concerns can be fully resolved," TikTok told Entrepreneur in a statement earlier this week.

As with Auburn, students using campus Wi-Fi will no longer be able to access TikTok. The school has a TikTok account, as Insider noted, as do other affiliated groups, such as sports teams. The last post on "Auburn Tigers" was on December 2.

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