![]() But that doesn’t mean young people aren’t worried about the security of the app. ![]() It’s perhaps only natural that the Americans who use TikTok the most would be the most opposed to banning it. And it seems I’m far from alone among my generation in my use of the app: A SocialSphere poll from March 22 showed that 71 percent of Gen Zers have an active TikTok account, more than millennials, who landed at just 43 percent. As the only member of Gen Z at FiveThirtyEight, I naturally watched the live congressional hearing last week on TikTok. Young Americans might be so opposed to these bans because they use the app much more frequently than their older counterparts. And in that Quinnipiac poll, 63 percent of adults in the same age range opposed a ban, almost the exact opposite of the 60 percent of adults age 65 and over who favored one. According to a recent Washington Post poll, adults ages 18-34 are the most opposed to a nationwide ban on TikTok, with only 28 percent in favor, 40 percent against and 34 percent unsure. ![]() While these polls didn’t ask about the specific bills that have been proposed in Congress, the general sentiment seems to favor a ban.Īmong younger Americans, though, these proposals are not very popular. A Quinnipiac poll conducted March 9-13 found slightly more opposition (42 percent) but still a plurality (49 percent) in favor. A YouGov/Yahoo News poll conducted March 16-20 showed that a majority of American adults supported a nationwide ban on TikTok, with 53 percent in favor and 25 percent opposed. ![]() Polling suggests the American public generally supports these proposals. And it’s not just Congress that’s targeting the app - bills banning TikTok have been sweeping through state legislatures this year as well. In early March, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow the Biden administration to ban foreign companies it considers a national security risk (read: TikTok), and this week House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced that the chamber would be advancing legislation to restrict the app. Congress already banned TikTok from government devices in December, but lately it has seemed poised to go a step further. The latest trend taking Congress by storm? A nationwide TikTok ban.Ī congressional hearing went viral last week, as lawmakers from both parties grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew for five hours over a range of issues, from how the app protects Americans’ data from being accessed by China to how it screens potentially harmful content from minors. ![]()
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