UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks

Re:UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks by UncleMeat on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @06:29PM (#34421027)

Obviously that isn't the main issue here, since disabling TikTok on UT wifi does very little to stop people from actually using it.

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Re:UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks by rcme on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @07:18PM (#34421489)

So then what does disabling it accomplish?

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Re:UT-Austin blocks access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks by UncleMeat on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @07:34PM (#34421657)

Practically, nothing. It achieves geopolitical dick wagging, I guess. TikTok isn't a threat to networks. If it is any threat, it is a threat to users (and to a much lesser extent, to device managers). Disabling it on various networks is meaningless.

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