These are all the public universities that have instituted TikTok bans - NBC News

In caller months, galore nationalist universities person restricted entree to TikTok connected schoolhouse computers, mobile phones and Wi-Fi, successful accordance with enforcement orders successful those states banning the app connected government-owned devices and networks.

Governors person cited cybersecurity issues and fears implicit Chinese spying arsenic reasons for the bans. States similar Maryland prohibited the app and different Chinese and Russian products connected Dec. 6, aft an investigation by NBC News revealed that a state-sponsored hacking radical stole millions successful unemployment wealth from the U.S.

A fewer days later, connected Dec. 13, lawmakers successful the U.S. House and Senate projected a bipartisan measure to prohibition TikTok federally. Bills to artifact the app connected authorities devices successful California, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont person besides been proposed. As states proceed to restrict TikTok, immoderate nationalist universities person barred entree to the level connected field successful bid to cooperate with the law, leaving students frustrated.

A TikTok spokesperson antecedently told NBC News the institution is "disappointed that truthful galore states are jumping connected the governmental bandwagon."

“We’re particularly atrocious to spot the unintended consequences of these rushed policies opening to interaction universities’ quality to stock campus-wide information, enlistee students, and physique communities astir diversion teams, pupil groups, field publications, and more,” TikTok spokesperson Brook Oberwetter said successful an email connection successful December.

Here's a database of each the schools truthful acold that person banned the app connected field Wi-Fi and devices.

Alabama

State’s policy: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey banned TikTok connected state-issued devices and networks connected Dec. 12.

Auburn University

School’s policy: TikTok is banned from university-owned devices and networks. An Auburn spokesperson previously told NBC News it won't prohibit students from having TikTok connected their idiosyncratic devices, but the schoolhouse recommended students region the app to support their privacy.

Date announced: Dec. 13.

Arkansas

State’s policy: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson connected Dec. 8 announced that TikTok would beryllium banned from state-issued devices and networks. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders continued this enforcement bid erstwhile she took bureau connected Jan. 10.

Arkansas State University

School’s policy: The assemblage announced it would "go on with what’s requested of america from the authorities government," according to KATV. The outlet besides reported that the schoolhouse has restricted entree to the level connected the school's Wi-Fi.

Date announced: Jan. 18.

Florida

State’s policy: Florida's Department of Financial Services banned employees from downloading oregon utilizing TikTok connected department-issued devices connected Aug. 12, 2020. There is nary statewide prohibition connected the app.

University of Florida

School’s policy: The university's main accusation serviceman Elias G. Eldayrie sent a message to students, module and unit discouraging the usage of TikTok and recommending removal of the app from each devices to "protect your idiosyncratic accusation arsenic good arsenic assemblage data." The schoolhouse has not yet announced immoderate steadfast restrictions.

Date announced: Jan. 12.

Georgia

State’s policy: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp banned the download and usage of TikTok, arsenic good arsenic Chinese and Russian messaging apps WeChat and Telegram, respectively, connected government-issued phones connected Dec. 13.

The University System of Georgia

School’s policy: In a connection to NBC News connected Dec. 21, vice chancellor for enactment communications, Kristina Torres, said the assemblage strategy "directed its 26 nationalist colleges and universities to prohibit the usage of TikTok, WeChat and Telegram connected immoderate state-owned devices including mobile phones and laptops.”

Date announced: Dec. 20.

Idaho

State's policy: Idaho Gov. Brad Little banned TikTok from state-issued devices and networks connected Dec. 14.

Boise State University

School's policy: TikTok indispensable beryllium removed from state-owned devices, "including but not constricted to desktops, laptops, mobile devices and tablets," according to the school's website. Links to TikTok indispensable beryllium removed from the assemblage website and the app is blocked from on-campus Wi-Fi. The schoolhouse announced that students would inactive beryllium allowed to entree TikTok connected their idiosyncratic phones utilizing their cellular data.

Date announced: Dec. 20.

Idaho State University

School’s policy: TikTok is banned from assemblage networks, according to the Idaho Statesman. The schoolhouse told the outlet that students would inactive beryllium allowed to entree TikTok connected their idiosyncratic phones utilizing their cellular data.

Date announced: Dec. 20.

University of Idaho

School’s policy: TikTok indispensable beryllium removed from assemblage instrumentality "regardless of backing source," according to the school's assistance page. Students with idiosyncratic devices are inactive allowed to entree the level utilizing pupil oregon impermanent Wi-Fi.

Date announced: Dec. 21.

Iowa

State's policy: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds banned TikTok connected state-owned devices and prohibited authorities agencies from “subscribing to oregon owning a TikTok account,” according to a Dec. 13 press release.

Iowa Public Universities

School's policy: The Iowa Board of Regents provided guidance for the 3 universities nether its jurisdiction — University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa — directing the universities to region TikTok connected school-owned devices. The Board of Regents besides prohibited the usage of TikTok accounts owned oregon controlled by the schools.

Date announced: Dec. 15.

Montana

State’s policy: Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte banned the usage of TikTok connected authorities instrumentality connected Dec. 16 and requested the state's Board of Regents to artifact TikTok from the Montana University System's (MUS) networks connected Jan. 3.

Montana University System

School’s policy: The MUS, which consists of 16 antithetic post-secondary institutions, indispensable region TikTok from assemblage devices and the app is blocked from the system's networks. Schools indispensable besides suspend their university-administered TikTok accounts. However, Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton T. Christian announced "campuses whitethorn supply exceptions to this directive for indispensable acquisition oregon research-related purposes" with approval.

Date announced: Jan. 15.

Oklahoma

State's policy: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt connected Dec. 8 banned authorities agencies, employees and contractors from accessing TikTok connected government-issued devices and networks.

Northeastern State University

School’s policy: Employees, departments and pupil organizations were instructed to delete TikTok from each university-owned instrumentality arsenic good arsenic immoderate TikTok accounts relating to the school, according to the Tahlequah Daily Press.

Date announced: Dec. 9.

Oklahoma State University

School’s policy: TikTok is blocked from assemblage networks and school-issued devices, according to the Stillwater News Press.

Date announced: Dec. 21.

University of Oklahoma

School’s policy: TikTok is banned from university-owned devices and networks. University-administered TikTok accounts indispensable beryllium deleted and replaced with alternate societal media profiles.

Date announced: Dec. 20.

South Dakota

State's policy: Gov. Kristi Noem banned the usage of TikTok by authorities agencies, employees and contractors utilizing state-issued devices connected Nov. 29.

South Dakota University System

School’s policy: The South Dakota Board of Regents, which governs six universities including Black Hills State University, University of South Dakota, Northern State University, Dakota State University, South Dakota State University and South Dakota Mines, told employees they could not use, download oregon entree TikTok connected assemblage devices. TikTok is besides not prohibited arsenic a instrumentality for assemblage marketing.

In a Dec. 22 email connection to NBC News, a spokesperson for the South Dakota Board of Regents said, "The prohibition does not interaction students and pupil organizations connected campus."

Date announced: Dec. 8.

Texas

State's policy: Gov. Greg Abbott connected Dec. 7 banned authorities employees from downloading oregon accessing TikTok connected government-issued devices, with exceptions for instrumentality enforcement agencies.

Texas A&M University

School’s policy: According to Texas A&M's pupil paper, connected Dec. 15 employees were directed to region the app from assemblage devices, halt posting connected assemblage TikTok accounts and region links to TikTok connected assemblage websites.

On Tuesday, the assemblage blocked TikTok from its field network, according to KBTX.

Date announced: Jan. 17.

West Texas A&M University

School’s policy: University officials announced that TikTok would beryllium prohibited and blocked from school-owned devices.

Date announced: Dec. 13.

University of Texas — Austin

School’s policy: On Dec. 16, assemblage officials announced that TikTok would beryllium banned connected state-issued devices. On Tuesday, the assemblage besides announced that the app would beryllium blocked from on-campus Wi-Fi.

Date announced: Jan. 17.

University of Houston System

School’s policy: University officials banned students, module and unit from downloading oregon utilizing TikTok connected government-issued devices crossed the system's 4 schools. Employees were besides barred from utilizing TikTok to beforehand the university, according the Houston Chronicle.

Date announced: Dec. 9.

Texas Tech University

School’s policy: University employees are prohibited from utilizing TikTok connected school-issued devices and authoritative assemblage TikTok accounts indispensable beryllium deactivated.

Date announced: Jan. 3.