Comment on College Kids Are Easily Bypassing Stupid University TikTok Bans
geosoco@kbin.social 1 year agoThis doesn't stop that at all. It just wouldn't be able to send it to TikTok's servers while connected to the network, but that doesn't necessarily stop it from collecting shit.
Besides, if they wanted to 'spy' on universities, the ones that banned it almost certainly weren't the targets, and there's more effective ways to get important data like having stuff on people's laptops.
They can literally just approach any US based social media and pay to access their data.
If there is a threat it is Tik tok dumbing down people who use it. The amount of misinformation is staggering not to mention getting it users addicted to quick meaningless videos.
I cringe everytime I see Tik tok or Youtube shorts. It is like they are designed for goldfish brains to watch with no long-term memory or critical thinking whatsoever.
BenderOver@artemis.camp 1 year ago
It DOES stop that on a college network level. Maybe not per the individual… but that’s not the point anyway. The college/university doesn’t care that their students use the app. It cares that you are using it on their servers/devices because they view it as a vulnerability to their network.