{"id":202851,"date":"2025-03-25T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T18:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=202851"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:28:53","slug":"fewer-americans-now-support-tiktok-ban-see-the-platform-as-a-national-security-threat-than-in-spring-2023","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/03\/25\/fewer-americans-now-support-tiktok-ban-see-the-platform-as-a-national-security-threat-than-in-spring-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Fewer Americans now support TikTok ban, see the platform as a national security threat than in spring 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A TikTok user records a video outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 2025. (Kent Nishimura\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Public support for a TikTok ban now stands at 34% among U.S. adults, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. That\u2019s down from 50% in March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the first time, we also asked people what\u2019s behind their view on a potential ban. Most who support one say concerns about data security and the platform\u2019s Chinese ownership are major reasons for their view. Most who oppose think a ban would threaten free speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The share of Americans who perceive TikTok as a national security threat has also dipped \u2013 from 59% in 2023 to 49% now. These findings come ahead of an April deadline<\/a> for TikTok to be sold or face a nationwide ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, we look more closely at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n