Monday, April 29, 2024

Poll: 42 Percent Of Americans Support TikTok Ban


According to recent research, 42% of Americans support the U.S. government’s TikTok ban, while only 23% are against it, and 31% have no strong opinion on the matter1. Interestingly, even though 42% of Gen Z and 35% of millennials regularly use the app, 36% and 40%, respectively, still support the ban.

This data was collected just before President Biden officially signed the bill, which gives TikTok’s parent company ByteDance nine months to arrange a sale of the platform or face a ban in the United States. While 25% of respondents believe they would be impacted by the bill passing, 45% say it would not impact them at all, and 58% reported that they don’t use the app at all.

Parents expressed concern over their children using TikTok, with 47% worried about their child using the app and 21% finding it “very” worrying. The top concerns include the possibility of children seeing inappropriate or disturbing content (58%), becoming too obsessed with the app (51%), data privacy concerns (44%), and the risk of cyberbullying (43%).

In summary, opinions on the TikTok ban vary, but a significant portion of Americans do support it, especially considering the potential risks associated with the app.

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