Most Americans Favor the U.S. Government's Ban on TikTok
Americans favor the proposed U.S. government ban on TikTok by a 2:1 margin.
Americans favor the proposed U.S. government ban on TikTok by a 2:1 margin.
WHY IT MATTERS – In late March, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about concerns over data privacy, which have put the Chinese-owned video-sharing app under increased scrutiny.
A CHINA-BASED COMPANY – The new survey also asked Americans if they were aware that TikTok is owned by the China-based company ByteDance
More than 60 percent of Americans are aware that TikTok is owned by Byte Dance
SUPPORT FOR THE BAN – A new Pew Research Center survey asked Americans if they were in support of the United States Government banning TikTok.
Ages 18-29
46 percent –Oppose
29 percent – Support
Ages 30-49
25 percent –Oppose
45 percent – Support
Ages 50-64
15 percent – Oppose
54 percent – Support
Ages 65+
4 percent – Oppose
71 percent – Support
Republican/ Lean Republican
19 percent – Oppose
60 percent – Support
Democrat/ Lead Democrat
25 percent – Oppose
43 percent – Support
SOCIAL MEDIA SKEPTICISM – The new survey also asked Americans how confident they are that each type of social media company follows what their privacy policies say they will do with their personal information.
Chinese Social Media Companies
59 percent – Not at all confident
29 percent – Not too confident
9 percent – Somewhat confident
2 percent – Very confident
American Social Media Companies
32 percent – Not at all confident
43 percent – Not too confident
21 percent – Somewhat confident
3 percent – Very Confident
BOTTOM LINE– More than twice the number of Americans support the U.S. government's ban on TikTok than those who oppose it with over 60 percent of Americans aware that Byte Dance, a China-based company, owns TikTok.
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PEW RESEARCH CENTER– By more than two-to-one, Americans support U.S. government banning TikTok
CBS News– Why TikTok faces bans in the U.S.