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Half of U.S. Adults Support TikTok Ban, and 46% Think China Uses App to Spy on Americans: Poll


A majority of Americans -- 56% -- have an unfavorable view of TikTok, and half support a U.S. ban on the ByteDance app, according to a new poll.

A new U.S. law could effectively ban TikTok nationwide as early as January 2025 — and half of Americans are OK with that, with many citing concerns about data privacy and Chinese propaganda. A majority of Americans (56%) have an unfavorable view of TikTok, and half support a nationwide U.S. ban on the app from China-based ByteDance, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. President Biden signed the “Protecting Americans’ Data From Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024” into law on April 24, after it passed in Congress with solid bipartisan support.

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