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Do Americans Support the TikTok Ban?

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Do Americans Support the TikTok Ban?

By Movieguide® Contributor

The clock is running out for TikTok’s presence in the U.S., but just how many Americans actually support the ban?

According to a Pew Research study, just 32% of Americans support the U.S. government banning TikTok, which is down from 38% in the fall of 2023, and 50% in March 2023. 

Twenty-eight percent of Americans oppose a ban, which is up from 22% in March 2023, and 39% say they are “uncertain” about whether or not the government should ban the app. 

A Change.org petition, titled “Stop the TikTok Ban!,” has garnered over 340,000 signatures.

“We petition that the United States government work with TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to solve their concerns without taking away an app that provides so much enjoyment, education, and community for millions of Americans,” the petition reads. “We must act now to let our politicians know that they cannot and should not control what we can see, hear, and share.”

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Unsurprisingly, the majority of the ban’s opposers are young. A survey from YPulse found that “about 73% of 13- to 39-year-olds in the U.S.” don’t support the TikTok ban. 

MaryLeigh Bliss, YPulse’s chief content officer, said the group surveyed has “a more positive view of social media than a negative one, even while being aware of the drawbacks.”A major talking point surrounding the ban has been the effect it will have on small business owners who have used TikTok to boost their sales. 

“More than a quarter” of those surveyed by YPulse said their own work or income would be impacted by a TikTok ban.

Bliss said, “There’s financial repercussions as well, whether it’s a side hustle or they’re a social media manager — there’s a lot of different ways that could be.”

READ MORE: HOW BANNING TIKTOK WILL IMPACT SMALL BUSINESSES


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