The number of Americans who support the ban on Tiktok has dropped dramatically over the past two years. According to a new poll.
Only 34% of Americans surveyed said they were supporting the Tiktok ban from 50% in March 2023, according to a new Pew Research Center vote released Tuesday. The vote was announced just a week before President Trump's deadline, avoiding the ban on popular video sharing platforms.
Some US adults who believe the app poses a national security threat have also fallen, down from 59% in 2023 to 49% in February.
Republicans are more likely than Democrats who support the ban on Tiktok, despite their support declines over the past two years. Approximately 39% of Republicans surveyed said they were supporting the ban from 60% in 2023.
Democrats' support for the ban fell from 43% to 30% over the same period.
Among those who support the app ban, more than nine in ten cited Data Security Risk and Tiktok's Chinese parent company. These concerns were central to Congress' push last year to pass legislation requiring app parent companies to sell or face the US ban.
It was scheduled to come into effect on January 19th, the day before Trump took office after former President Biden signed the law in April last year. Biden ultimately chose not to enforce the law on his last appointment.
Shortly after Trump's inauguration, he signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of the law for another 75 days in the push to make the deal. According to information, there are many buyers lined up, including Larry Ellison's Oracle, who recently became a top contender.
As the April 5 deadline approaches, Trump suggests that he could delay the deadline again if necessary. But Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said earlier this month that the president hopes to reach deals based on the current deadline.
Senate Democrat trioes – Ed Markey (Massachusetts), Chris Van Hollen (MD.) and Cory Booker (NJ) – urged the administration on Monday to disclose their efforts to keep Tiktok available and to work with Congress to extend deadlines if necessary.
They pointed to legislation that would push the deadline back to October 16th.
“If we need additional time to complete the transaction, we will urge Senate Republicans to pass the law and provide businesses with legal certainty to keep Tiktok online and in their app stores for the next few months,” the lawmaker wrote in a letter to Trump.
