TikTok

Tiktok (a popular social media platform for creating, sharing, and discovering short-form mobile videos, often featuring music, filters, and creative editing ) is restricted from installation on UWM owned/managed devices. If you attempt to download the TikTok app you may see this error "Certain apps, features or services can't be seen or used when Restrictions are on. Turn Restrictions off.", but please know restrictions cannot be turned off. While the tiktop app is banned for download it can still be accessed via web browser.

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Note:
"In response to Wisconsin Governor's Executive Order 184, on February 3, 2023, the UW System president directed that all universities take appropriate action to affect the removal of TikTok from all UW System or University owned devices by close of business on February 17, 2023"
 


 



Keywords:
tiktok, download to uwm owned device, phone app, mobile, 
Doc ID:
160878
Owned by:
Cassandra F. in UW-Milwaukee Help Desk
Created:
2026-04-24
Updated:
2026-04-24
Sites:
UW-Milwaukee Help Desk