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Majority of Americans brand TikTok as a Chinese influence tool, poll finds


TikTok hasn’t been favored too kindly in a poll as a majority of Americans are believe China uses the platform as an influence tool.

TikTok hasn’t been favored too kindly in a recent poll as a majority of Americans believe that China uses the social media platform as a way to shape U.S. public opinion. According to a poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, 58% of respondents agreed with a statement “that the Chinese government uses TikTok, which China’s ByteDance owns, to ‘influence American public opinion,’” “Congress has passed my legislation to strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership: we stand resolutely for democracy and freedom, and against tyranny and oppression.”

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