Fla. Governor, Texas House Approve TikTok Bans

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) supported banning TikTok at schools and requiring social media literacy education. DeSantis signed the bill (HB-379) Tuesday. The measure also requires district school boards to implement an internet filter to stop student devices from connecting to social media over district-owned server (see 2304190043). Meanwhile in Texas, the House voted 144-0 Tuesday to pass a bill (SB-1893) to ban TikTok on state government devices. The Senate passed it earlier, 31-0. Also, the House voted 132-12 to pass a broadband tax incentives bill (SB-1243). It previously passed the Senate in a 30-1 vote.