The subject of the TikTok ban in the US is a controversial one that seems to have died down in terms of hype.
While the US Senate did give approval for a new bill that forces the app to split from its Chinese parent firm ByteDance, support for the actual sell-off is slowly waning.
If you ask most Americans, they don’t seem to be bothered about the app going away, anytime soon. In fact, the majority feel confident that the political wars before the elections have helped in this matter.
Will TikTok give in to pressure from the US to sell the app, the answer is no! Officials from the Chinese government have made it so clear that this is not happening. They’ve opposed the decision and would much rather see a complete ban in the country, possibly from next year’s start.
As per the latest data on this front, Pew Research shared what sentiments Americans have on the debate. And the majority said TikTok would not be banned.
The study featured close to 10K individuals who were so confident about the ban never being implemented. Moreover, the support shown for the ban was also in a major decline.
Today, the polls showed that only 32% are in favor of the ban and it’s shocking because previous stats showed 38% and 50% in November and March of last year respectively. On the other hand, 28% of all Americans will oppose the ban which saw an increase of 22% from last year.
As time passes, more people are turning sympathetic to the app and don’t consider it to be concerning. It’s quite different from the perspective of Americans during Trump’s era. Both the former US president and other influential names like Elon Musk expressed concern about TikTok since day one.
While both these individuals had separate concerns, Americans now fail to agree with what they both said. Remember, the fact that this is not a real ban but a forced sell-off is another point worth considering. The goal is to eliminate any Chinese roots.
American lawmakers feared China could use the app for propaganda purposes, despite TikTok denying any such acts or rumors of sharing American user data with the local government parties.
But lawmakers are not convinced. They continue to speak about evidence through intelligence that they gathered about how threatening the platform can be to the nation’s security. This is why they voted for a forced sell-off in the first place.
This means there’s a lot to be worried about, even if the intricate details shared with others were limited.
For now, we’re going to have to wait and see where this TikTok legal battle ends up and if the bill actually comes into play. What can be confirmed right now is that there’s a huge shift in the public’s opinion on this matter.
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While the US Senate did give approval for a new bill that forces the app to split from its Chinese parent firm ByteDance, support for the actual sell-off is slowly waning.
If you ask most Americans, they don’t seem to be bothered about the app going away, anytime soon. In fact, the majority feel confident that the political wars before the elections have helped in this matter.
Will TikTok give in to pressure from the US to sell the app, the answer is no! Officials from the Chinese government have made it so clear that this is not happening. They’ve opposed the decision and would much rather see a complete ban in the country, possibly from next year’s start.
As per the latest data on this front, Pew Research shared what sentiments Americans have on the debate. And the majority said TikTok would not be banned.
The study featured close to 10K individuals who were so confident about the ban never being implemented. Moreover, the support shown for the ban was also in a major decline.
Today, the polls showed that only 32% are in favor of the ban and it’s shocking because previous stats showed 38% and 50% in November and March of last year respectively. On the other hand, 28% of all Americans will oppose the ban which saw an increase of 22% from last year.
As time passes, more people are turning sympathetic to the app and don’t consider it to be concerning. It’s quite different from the perspective of Americans during Trump’s era. Both the former US president and other influential names like Elon Musk expressed concern about TikTok since day one.
While both these individuals had separate concerns, Americans now fail to agree with what they both said. Remember, the fact that this is not a real ban but a forced sell-off is another point worth considering. The goal is to eliminate any Chinese roots.
American lawmakers feared China could use the app for propaganda purposes, despite TikTok denying any such acts or rumors of sharing American user data with the local government parties.
But lawmakers are not convinced. They continue to speak about evidence through intelligence that they gathered about how threatening the platform can be to the nation’s security. This is why they voted for a forced sell-off in the first place.
This means there’s a lot to be worried about, even if the intricate details shared with others were limited.
For now, we’re going to have to wait and see where this TikTok legal battle ends up and if the bill actually comes into play. What can be confirmed right now is that there’s a huge shift in the public’s opinion on this matter.
Read next: Meta Gives In To DMA Pressure, Allows WhatsApp And Messenger To Interoperate With Third-Party Apps
