A national survey obtained by the Post shows 77% of Americans are holding China's ownership in Tiktok, despite the Trump administration screaming to cut contracts to “save” popular apps He says he is concerned about this.
President Trump will need to find a U.S. buyer in Tiktok until April 5th before delaying enforcement of the federal ban on apps. Tiktok went offline temporarily in January after ignoring the January 19 deadline for China's parent ordinance to sell out entirely.
Overall, 63% of Americans support either a complete ban on Tiktok or a forced sale of the app to American owners. Only 19% prefer to increase US surveillance and maintain control, while 15% have not been changed to current ownership.
“The same people who took Donald Trump into office do not trust China's Communist Party's control over Tiktok,” says Michael Sobolik, a US-hour affair expert at the Hudson Institute. I am a senior researcher. “They don't want a part of it and they don't want to continue it.”
Surprisingly, 36% of respondents said they regularly use Tiktok support, which bans apps with 170 million US users.
After pollers presented details about China's Communist Party's cybersecurity law, the percentage of Americans concerned about controlling Baitedan jumped to 83%.
When asked about their biggest concerns about Tiktok's Chinese ownership, 88% of respondents cited the potential spread of misinformation, while 84% pointed to political polarization within the US. , 83% cited the possibility of CCP cultural impacts within the United States.
The online survey was conducted by Vandenberg Coalition, a nonpartisan foreign policy think tank, and voting company JL Partners. We voted a nationally representative sample of 1,017 registered voters, margining an error of 3.1%.
“The investigation shows that even forced sales or even complete bans are highly preferred options over China that allow Tiktok to continue to be used as the fifth row,” the Vandenberg Union.
Regarding the issues with US data collection and risks to US national security, 78% of respondents said it was a minor threat or not, compared to only 14%. They replied that it was a moderate, a major threat, or a serious threat.
More than four in five respondents (81%) said it was urgent to find a solution to the Tiktok ownership dilemma. Of that total, 54% described the situation as very or very urgent.
Tiktok is also seen as an increasingly powerful force in American politics. 66% say it has a moderate or large effect compared to 24% who said they were not said to be mild or mild influence at all.
“When there is a transaction or sale, the data is clear. Americans don't want CCPs to have access to data or algorithms,” Filippetti added. “This means that we cannot simply replace the cutoff as we simply have another Chinese company, or even a Chinese joint venture or American company with head offices, as they are simply subject to the same CCP influence. ”
When asked to comment on the findings, a Tiktok spokesperson said they were “laughtering” but not very well.
With the big win for Tiktok and its CEO Shou Zi Chew, Google and Apple resumed their downloads after receiving assurances from Attorney General PAM Bondi that they would not face penalties. Congressional Sales or Van Act poses a fine of $5,000 per user if they first allowed a download.
Tiktok has long denied that Bayte Dance employees have access to US user data despite reporting against it. In 2022, BuzzFeed News obtained audio clips from dozens of meetings where Tiktok employees said Chinese Baite Dance engineers could access private US user data.
“I think for the President, one way he can serve his return to the White House members is to protect them from the effects of the malicious CCP,” Sobolik said. “This isn't something that voters need to get an education. They get it and they're really worried about it. If Trump remains strong in this issue, then Trump's political interests will be I really think there is.”
The Supreme Court has shot down Tiktok's claim that the sale law is unconstitutional and finds that the Fed has raised “well-supported national security concerns.”
US lawmakers and the Justice Department say that Tiktok served as a spy and propaganda tool for the Chinese Communist Party. It promotes everything from massive collection of data on Americans to subtle manipulation of public opinion through its algorithms. Tiktok denied fraud and said it would take steps to protect US user data.
Last week, Trump raised the possibility of extending his past April 5 deadline.
Trump claims he has a “warm place” for Tiktok and believes he helped win the 2024 election, but “hoping that the US will have 50% ownership in the joint venture.” There's.”
The president said earlier this month that an executive order could potentially create the first ever US sovereign wealth fund and buy Tiktok shares.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), chairing the Senate Intel Committee, said “I hope that Tiktok will follow the law to take a full break from Communist China,” spokesman He spoke to Punchbowl News earlier this month.
Despite the pushback in Congress, Bill Ford, CEO of the leading shareholders general Atlantic, has argued that there may be an option to “not sell enough” on the table.
In signs of its importance to the administration, Vice President JD Vance reportedly challenged leading consultations on the potential sales of Tiktock.
Trump said Microsoft was in talks to buy Tiktok and suggested that it wanted the app to have a “bid war.” He has come to light the possibility that Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison or X's owner Elon Musk could be involved in the deal, but Musk later said he has no plans to do so.
