Prohibited Technologies
The University of Florida is taking steps to comply with Florida Statute 112.22 Use of applications from foreign countries of concern prohibited.
Per Florida Section 112.22, Florida Statute, UF is required to:
- Block all prohibited applications from public access on any network and virtual private network that it owns, operates, or maintains.
- Restrict access to any prohibited application on a government-issued device.
- Retain the ability to remotely wipe and uninstall any prohibited application from a government-issued device that is believed to have been adversely impacted, either intentionally or unintentionally, by a prohibited application.
Section 112.22, Florida Statutes, requires the university to block network access to, and restrict and remove, from any university-owned device "prohibited applications" as determined by the .
As of April 30, 2026, the State of Florida Department of Management Services Prohibited Applications List includes:
- Kaspersky
- TikTok
- VKontakte
- AliExpress
- AliPay
- CamScanner
- SHAREit
- Temu
- DeepSeek
- Baidu Maps
- Baidu Search
- CapCut
- Lemon8
- Moomoo
- Rednote
- Tiger Brokers
- UC Browser
- Vmate
- WeBull
- WeChat Pay
- WPS Office
- Xender
- Gauth
- Lark
- AutoClaw
- AutoGLM
- Baidu App
- Baixiaoying
- iFlytek
- Kapi Camera
- Kimi
- MiniMax Agent
- Office Racoon
- SenseChat
- SenseLink Lite
- Spark (iFlyTek)
- StepFun: AI Assistant
- Talkie
- Z.AI\AI Agent App
The University of Florida continuously evaluates technology vendors and software products and services and maintains a list of approved technologies on UF’s Fast Path Solutions website. High-risk software and services that present an unacceptable level of cybersecurity risk to the university are listed as ‘not permitted for use.’
Effective immediately, installation or use of the above-mentioned prohibited technologies on any university-owned device, network, or to conduct any university business, including marketing and advertising, is prohibited. If you have installed any of these prohibited technologies on a university-owned mobile device or computer, you are required to remove it and cease using it.
The restriction on use of prohibited technologies on UF-owned devices and networks does not extend to personal use, on personal devices, without use of the university network. However, you may not use a personal device and data plan to use Prohibited Technologies in order to conduct UF business.
The university strongly recommends that everyone discontinue the use of these prohibited technologies and remove the apps from their personal devices. Taking this action will help protect your personal information as well as university data.
UF faculty, staff and students who manage UF-affiliated TikTok accounts must cease content creation, engagement and general use of these accounts. Conducting any university business, including marketing and advertising, is not permitted.
Before removing the app and discontinuing activity, it’s best to download your TikTok archive. UF accounts do not need to be deleted, but management of these is prohibited. Accounts can remain while inactive to retain the @handle and content, or deactivation is also an option. Consider shifting related content efforts to Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or other platforms with similar audiences. Email social@ufl.edu if you have questions.