North Dakota higher education board rescinds TikTok ban

By: North Dakota Monitor staff

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 171

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

The State Board of Higher Education on Thursday voted to repeal a ban on TikTok for devices owned by North Dakota public colleges and universities.

The move follows Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s action that rescinded a 2022 executive order banning TikTok from devices owned by state agencies.

The restrictions were prompted by national security concerns related to the app’s ownership by China-based company ByteDance. TikTok’s U.S. …

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