Senate Bill 834 specifically says that all public colleges are prohibited from allowing people to use a social media platform hosted by a company in the People’s Republic of China, according to the Tennessee General Assembly.

Source: https://easttennessean.com/2023/03/08/could-statewide-tiktok-ban-impact-etsus-campus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=could-statewide-tiktok-ban-impact-etsus-campus&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=could-statewide-tiktok-ban-impact-et

That gives you a sense of the white paternalism gripping the Tennessee General Assembly, where conservatives have gerrymandered themselves into a supermajority.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/black-tennessee-lawmakers-expelled-gop-targets-rcna78757