Support for TikTok Ban Drops Sharply as Deadline Nears

With less than a month until the extended divestiture deadline, public backing for a TikTok ban has fallen to 34%, while ByteDance shows no signs of selling.

• A new Pew Research Center poll shows only 34% of Americans support a TikTok ban, down from 50% in 2023, with opposition rising to 32%.
• Support for the ban has declined across party lines, with Republican backing falling from 60% to 39% and Democratic support dropping from 43% to 30%.
• ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, has not indicated plans to sell the app, despite interest from U.S. companies like Oracle and Microsoft.
• Senate Democrats have proposed legislation to extend the divestiture deadline to October 16, 2025, as the current April 19 deadline approaches without resolution.
• Concerns about TikTok as a national security threat have also waned, with 49% of Americans viewing it as a threat in 2025 compared to 59% in 2023.

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