United States of America: Lawsuit challenging the TikTok ban on state-owned devices (Coalition for Independent Technology Research v Abbott)

Progress

Current status
in force
12 Dec 2023 in force
13 Jul 2023 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Public procurement
Policy Instrument
Public procurement blacklisting
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

12 Dec 2023
in force

Issued ruling in a lawsuit challenging the TikTok ban on state-owned devices (Coalition for Independent Technology Research v Abbott)

On 12 December 2023, the District Judge of the Western District of Texas rejected the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University’s lawsuit challenging Texas' ban on TikTok use by state government employees. According to the Judge, the b…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
13 Jul 2023
under deliberation

Filed lawsuit challenging the TikTok ban on state-owned devices (Coalition for Independent Technology Research v Abbott)

On 13 July 2023, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research filed a lawsuit challenging Texas' ban on TikTok use by state government employees, arguing it hindered research. The Texas ban extends to public university faculty using personal de…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court

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