{"id":311744,"date":"2024-03-14T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=house-passes-bill-that-could-ban-tiktok"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:58:39","slug":"house-passes-bill-that-could-ban-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/house-passes-bill-that-could-ban-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"House passes bill that could ban TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized prc-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/prc-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429038\" style=\"width:409px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-light-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-light-background-color has-background\" \/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-03-14T09:39:26-04:00\">March 14, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading newsletter-title has-serif-font-family\" id=\"the-briefing\">The Briefing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information<\/em>.<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> House passes bill that could ban TikTok<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> Altered photo of British royals prompts media crisis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> EU approves new law to protect press freedoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> How Americans view made-up or altered videos and images<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top-story\">\ud83d\udd25&nbsp;<strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/13\/technology\/tiktok-ban-house-vote.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passed a bill<\/a> Wednesday with bipartisan support that would <strong>require TikTok\u2019s China-based parent company to either sell the app or risk a ban in the United States. <\/strong>The legislation now heads to the Senate, where its fate is unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a majority of Americans said in May 2023 that TikTok is at least a minor <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/07\/10\/majority-of-americans-say-tiktok-is-a-threat-to-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threat to U.S. national security<\/a>, <strong>support for a TikTok ban fell over the course of the year,<\/strong>\u00a0according to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/12\/11\/a-declining-share-of-adults-and-few-teens-support-a-us-tiktok-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a recent Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. In fall 2023, 38% of U.S. adults said they would support the U.S. government banning TikTok, down from 50% who said the same in March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, a third of U.S. adults (33%) say they <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/01\/31\/americans-social-media-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use the video-based platform<\/a>, and the share who say they <a href=\"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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regularly get news from TikTok<\/a>&nbsp;has risen sharply in recent years, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"under-the-radar\">\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How <strong>altered photo of Princess Kate<\/strong> caused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/2024\/03\/11\/kate-middleton-photo-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a media crisis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sports blogging site<strong> Deadspin <\/strong>sold, all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/03\/11\/deadspin-sold-by-go-media-editorial-staff-to-be-laid-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">editorial staff to be laid off<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some new <strong>digital media startups<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/12\/business\/media\/digital-media-new-startups-business-model.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cE0.x3hg.byVGn-H1jQCu&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">finding success<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don Lemon&#8217;s X show<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/media\/don-lemon-former-cnn-anchor-says-elon-musk-canceled-new-show-x-rcna143234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">canceled before it debuts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AP <\/strong>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/03\/12\/ap-ecommerce-taboola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch e-commerce site<\/a>\u00a0to add revenue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thomson Reuters <\/strong>CEO says the company has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9227c2e1-067e-4b49-8b33-9c276edc65e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$8 billion to spend on AI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prisa Media <\/strong>introduces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2024\/03\/a-new-ai-powered-tool-can-help-journalists-detect-audio-deepfakes-in-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new AI tool<\/a> to detect <strong>Spanish-language deepfake audio<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"looking-ahead\">\ud83d\udcc5&nbsp;<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European Union lawmakers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/eu-lawmakers-adopt-media-freedom-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approved the Media Freedom Act<\/a>, a bill aimed at <strong>protecting news organizations from government influence, <\/strong>including spyware targeting journalists. The law will go into effect across the EU in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/05\/01\/5-charts-on-views-of-press-freedom-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019 Center survey<\/a>&nbsp;of 34 countries around the world, <strong>majorities across Europe said it is very important that the media can report the news without government censorship <\/strong>in their country. The survey also found that in Western Europe, those with populist views were less likely than non-populists to say the news media are very important to the functioning of their society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"chart-of-the-week\">\ud83d\udcca&nbsp;<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2019\/06\/14\/about-three-quarters-of-americans-favor-steps-to-restrict-altered-videos-and-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019 survey<\/a>, about <strong>three-quarters of Americans (77%) said steps should be taken to restrict altered or made-up videos and images,<\/strong> while just 22% said freedom to access or publish altered media should be protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/FT_19.06.14_AlteredVideosImages_Most-US-adults-say-altered-videos-create-confusion-current-events.png\" alt=\"A chart showing that most U.S. adults say altered videos and images create a great deal of confusion about the facts of current events\" class=\"wp-image-452693\" style=\"width:310px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-background-color has-background\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. 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