Federal judge seems wary of Texas ban on TikTok at public universities

During a hearing Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman seemed skeptical of the state's arguments defending Texas' ban on the use of the social media app TikTok on public university campuses. The state argues the app, owned by a Chinese company, represents a cybersecurity risk; a group of professor says the ban interferes with their classes and research. (Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune)

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A federal judge seemed skeptical of the state’s reasoning to ban TikTok on Texas public university campuses at a Wednesday hearing on a lawsuit filed by a group of professors over the new directive.