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More Americans Favor Ban on TikTok Than Oppose It, Poll Finds

More Americans favor than oppose the U.S. government banning TikTok, according to a new survey by pollster Scott Rasmussen.

TikTok, the Chinese-owned viral social media app, which has come under suspicion of surveilling American citizens on behalf of the Chinese government, will be banned as of Sunday unless the company complies with a federal order to be sold. The Supreme Court upheld the ban Friday, ruling that it did not violate the First Amendment right to free speech.

For many Americans, the ban would drastically change the way they receive information and interact online. 

According to Rasmussen’s Napolitan News Service survey released Friday, 12% of 1,000 respondents say they use TikTok “almost constantly”; 11% use it “several times a day”; 10% use it “about once a day”; 9% use it “several times a week”; and 11% use it once a week or less.

A plurality, 48%, say they “never” use the app.

When asked whether or not they favor Sunday’s impending U.S. ban on TikTok, 21% replied that they “strongly favor” the ban, while 23% “somewhat favor” it.

Fewer respondents opposed the ban: 16% “somewhat oppose” the ban and 21% “strongly oppose” it. Only 19% are “not sure.”

But responses varied greatly among different subgroups, as older respondents were more supportive of the ban. Among 18- to 34-year-old respondents, 13% strongly favored the ban, while 37% of those over 65 strongly favored it.

Across the political spectrum, opinions were similar, although Republicans favor a ban more than Democrats do: 25% of those who identify with the GOP “strongly favor the ban,” while 21% of their Democratic counterparts hold the same position.

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