作为对新联邦法规的回应，埃默里大学将于2024年4月22日（星期一）开始在所有埃默里商业网络上屏蔽tiktok和总部位于中国的互联网技术公司字节跳动开发的其他应用程序。 该禁令是埃默里大学研究管理办公室领导的更广泛的大学努力的一部分，以遵守最近的一项联邦规定，该规定影响根据某些政府合同进行研究或其他项目的个人。 联邦收购条例（远52。 204-27）条款禁止联邦承包商和分包商（联邦资金获得者）在承包商履行相关政府合同时使用或提供的任何计算机、移动电话或电子设备上拥有或使用社交网络应用程序tiktok或字节跳动开发的任何“后续应用程序”。 以下是教职员工、学生和校园访客需要知道的信息：自2024年4月22日起，抖音和字节跳动的应用程序将在所有emory商业网络的网络级别被屏蔽，包括emory医疗网络。 emory学生和访客网络不会受到阻止的影响。 外部蜂窝网络也将不受影响。 个别教职员工可以申请豁免访问字节跳动/抖音，用于经批准的emory学术或商业目的。 豁免需要领导层的批准，并将由埃默里信息技术办公室（oit）在尽最大努力的基础上授予。 个人不需要从设备上卸载字节跳动/抖音，除非他们执行与涵盖的联邦合同相关的工作。 对从事相关联邦合同的个人有额外的要求：并非所有联邦项目都包含在far条款中。 研究合规和监管事务办公室或公司和基金会关系办公室将联系emory受影响项目的个人，签署合规证明。 为了让这些人遵守该规定，必须在机构拥有和管理的设备上卸载tiktok和其他字节跳动应用程序，这些设备用于进行该条款所涵盖的联邦研究或项目。 当个人拥有的设备用于与联邦政府资助的相关项目一起开展emory业务时，该指令适用于这些设备。 如果您对您的工作是否包含在far条款中有疑问，请联系您的首席研究员（pi）或管理合同的其他领导。 有关更多信息，包括常见问题列表和如何申请豁免的详细信息，请访问埃默里大学合规网页的tiktok指南。
in response to new federal regulations, emory university will begin blocking tiktok and other applications developed by bytedance, an internet technology company based in china, on all emory business networks effective monday, april 22, 2024.the block is part of broader university-wide efforts led by the emory office of research administration to comply with a recent federal rule that affects individuals conducting research or other projects under certain government contracts.the federal acquisition regulation (far 52.204-27) clause prohibits federal contractors and subcontractors (awardees of federal funding) from having or using the social networking application tiktok or any “successor application” developed by bytedance on any computer, mobile phone or electronic device used or provided by the contractor in the performance of a covered government contract.here is what faculty, staff, students and campus visitors need to know:effective april 22, 2024, tiktok and bytedance applications will be blocked at a network level on all emory business networks, including emory healthcare networks.emory student and guest networks will not be affected by the block. external cellular networks will also be unaffected.individual faculty and staff may request exemptions to access bytedance/tiktok for approved emory academic or business purposes. exemptions require leadership approval and will be granted on a best-effort basis by emory’s office of information technology (oit).individuals do not need to uninstall bytedance/tiktok from their devices unless they perform work related to covered federal contracts.there are additional requirements for individuals working on covered federal contracts: not all federal projects are covered under the far clause. individuals with affected projects at emory will be contacted by the office of research compliance and regulatory affairs or the office of corporate and foundation relations to sign attestations of compliance.for these individuals to comply with the regulation, tiktok and other bytedance applications must be uninstalled on institutionally owned and managed devices used to conduct federal research or projects covered under the clause. this directive applies to personally owned devices when they are used to conduct emory business in conjunction with applicable federally funded projects.if you have questions about whether your work is covered under the far clause, please contact your principal investigator (pi) or other leader managing the contract.for more information, including a list of frequently asked questions and details on how to request an exemption, please visit the tiktok guidance for emory university compliance webpage.
