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Fewer Americans now support TikTok ban, see the platform as a national security threat than in spring 2023

www.pewresearch.org · Colleen McClain · last updated
Public support for a TikTok ban now stands at 34% among U.S. adults, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. That’s down from 50% in March 2023. For the first time, we also asked people what’s behind their view on a potential ban.

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The U.S. Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law a measure banning TikTok if it weren’t sold by its Chinese ownership. But now-President Donald Trump gave the service a reprieve, and a sale of its U.S. operations appears imminent.

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