Mississippi State is taking measures to comply with a new state law and informing all employees, students and campus visitors that, effective July 1, 2023, TikTok will be blocked from state-operated networks in accordance with Senate Bill 2140.

Privately owned devices can access TikTok via other network carriers when not connected to the MSU network. Access to TikTok is restricted on all MSU and state-managed networks, including eduroam at the university. This platform may not be used on any university-issued device, regardless of the network utilized. The app should be deleted on any university device on which it may have been used.

MSU employees have the responsibility of ensuring prohibited technology, such as TikTok, is not installed on state-issued cellular phones, laptops and other wireless communication equipment capable of connecting to the internet.  

The new law does not restrict TikTok use for personally owned devices when connected to networks that are not maintained by state agencies or universities. Private users are not prohibited from using TikTok for non-university use on their own devices when they are connected to the internet through a personal cellular data plan, a home Wi-Fi network or other network that is administered privately.

The Mississippi Legislature proposed the new law this spring, and it was signed by Gov. Tate Reeves on April 11. Read the new state law at http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2140SG.htm