--- "title": "TikTok’s role in U.S. and EU elections" "description": "Plus, key facts about Black Americans and news, Modi uses social media to reshape Indian politics" "date": "2024-02-15" "authors": - "name": "nformankatz" "url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/newsletter/the-briefing/tiktoks-role-in-u-s-and-eu-elections/" --- # TikTok’s role in U.S. and EU elections ![](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/prc-logo.png){.aligncenter width=409} --- February 15, 2024 # The Briefing **☀️ Happy Thursday!** *The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information*. [***Sign up here!***](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/sign-up-for-the-briefing/) **In today’s email:** - **Featured story:** Joe Biden’s presidential campaign joins TikTok - **New from Pew Research Center:** Key facts about Black Americans and the news - **In other news:** How India’s prime minister uses social media - **Looking ahead:** TikTok’s new policies ahead of EU elections - **Chart of the week:** Who trusted The Daily Show when Jon Stewart was host? 🔥 **Featured story** **The Biden campaign** [has joined TikTok](https://www.npr.org/2024/02/12/1230922010/biden-tiktok-young-voters) in hopes of **reaching younger voters**, even though an official White House policy [bans TikTok from government devices](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-banned-us-government-where-else-around-the-world/). **About a third of U.S. adults ages 18 to 29 (32%) regularly get news from TikTok,** according to a [2023 Pew Research Center survey](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2023/11/15/more-americans-are-getting-news-on-tiktok-bucking-the-trend-seen-on-most-other-social-media-sites/). The Center also recently conducted a [survey of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/fact-sheet/teens-and-social-media-fact-sheet/), which found that over half (58%) use TikTok daily, including 17% who use TikTok “almost constantly.” 🚨 **New from Pew Research Center** Black Americans have long had a complex relationship with the news media. For Black History Month, here are [eight key facts](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2024/02/13/8-facts-about-black-americans-and-the-news/) about **Black Americans’ experiences with and attitudes toward the news**, based on recent Pew Research Center surveys. 📌 **In other news** - How **India’s prime minister** is using [social media as part of his political strategy](https://restofworld.org/2024/narendra-modi-youtube-influencer/) - A [look at the American media industry](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/is-the-media-prepared-for-an-extinction-level-event) as it grapples with **layoffs and digital challenges** - City of Minneapolis [settles lawsuit](https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minneapolis-settles-lawsuit-with-journalists-attacked-by-police-after-george-floyds-murder/) with **journalists attacked by police after George Floyd’s murder** - A [Q&A](https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/israel-daramola-interview-decline-challenges-music-press-journalism.php) about the **challenges facing music journalism** - Two **Thai journalists** [arrested for covering](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-journalists-arrested-news-coverage-anarchist-graffiti-temple-2024-02-13/) a temple being graffitied - **Sesame Street’s Grover** announces [new job as a news reporter](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/business/media/grover-muppet-reporter-layoffs.html), though many predict a future layoff 📅 **Looking ahead** **TikTok** [announced Wednesday](https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-eu/our-work-to-prepare-for-the-2024-european-elections) that the platform will implement several policies in [preparation for the European Union elections](https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-european-union-elections-misinformation-d764da61148331921e8bb949117200d4) taking place this summer. Measures include the **removal of election and civic misinformation** and **collaboration with fact-checking organizations**. According to a [2022 Pew Research Center survey](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2022/12/06/views-of-social-media-and-its-impacts-on-society-in-advanced-economies-2022/), people in seven of the 10 EU countries surveyed are more likely to say social media has been **a good thing rather than a bad thing for democracy in their country**. In the same survey, majorities of adults in all 10 of these EU countries say that [the spread of false information online is a major threat to their country](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2022/08/31/climate-change-remains-top-global-threat-across-19-country-survey/). 📊 **Chart of the week** This week’s chart is from our archives. After **Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show this week** to host on Mondays during the presidential election year, we look back at data collected before Stewart stepped down in 2015. According to a [2014 survey of online Americans](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2015/08/06/5-facts-daily-show/), roughly equal shares said that they trusted (16%) and distrusted (18%) **The Daily Show as a source of government and political news**. There was a strong ideological split: Almost half (45%) of consistent liberals said they trusted The Daily Show, while fewer than 1% of consistent conservatives said the same. ![A bar chart showing the share of Americans who trusted and distrusted The Daily Show as a source of government and political news in 2014, before Jon Stewart left the show. Consistent liberals were much more likely to trust the show than consistent conservatives.](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FT_2015-02-11_daily-show-02.webp){.aligncenter width=283} --- *👋 That’s all for this week.* The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang and Emily Tomasik. It is edited by Katerina Eva Matsa, Michael Lipka and Mark Jurkowitz, and copy edited by Anna Jackson. *Do you like this newsletter? 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