Poll by Quinnipiac University
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According to a recent poll by Quinnipiac University, a slight majority of Americans are in favor of a House bill that proposes banning TikTok unless it is sold to a company not affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.
Survey revealed
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The survey revealed that 51% of respondents support this bill, while 41% prefer a complete national ban on TikTok.
47% of voters against
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Interestingly, 47% of voters are against the idea of a national ban. When considering age demographics, younger Americans, particularly those aged 18 to 34, are more inclined to support maintaining access to TikTok, with 60% opposing the House legislation and only 35% backing it.
Telephone interviews
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Quinnipiac University conducted a survey from March 21-25, using telephone interviews that included both cellphones and landlines.
1,569 American adults
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The poll involved 1,569 American adults and has a margin of error of 2.5%.
Recent Fox News Digital poll
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Based on a recent poll reported by Fox News Digital, a slight majority of Americans support a House bill that proposes banning TikTok unless it is acquired by a company not linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
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This legislation follows the House of Representatives passing a bill earlier this month that mandates TikTok to sever ties with the CCP or risk being banned in the United States.
Rep. Mike Gallagher
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The legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) of the House China Select Committee, aims to prohibit TikTok in the United States if its parent company, Bytedance, fails to sell it within 165 days of the bill’s enactment.
Bill mandates
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Additionally, the bill mandates that TikTok must be acquired by a company from a nation that is not considered a U.S. adversary.
Critics of TikTok
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Critics of TikTok have consistently raised concerns about the app’s potential threat to national security, highlighting worries about the Chinese government’s ability to exploit its influence over Bytedance to obtain sensitive user data, even within the U.S., an allegation denied by the company.
American youth
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Those critical of China have also cautioned that TikTok’s popularity among American youth provides the Chinese Communist Party with a platform for a large-scale propaganda effort.
Opponents of the bill
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Prior to the recent vote, opponents of the bill, including young individuals and activists, inundated Congress with calls and messages urging lawmakers not to restrict TikTok.
Rep. Chip Roy
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Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), a key supporter of the bill, disclosed that congressional offices even received calls from individuals threatening self-harm.
Assaulted his team
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Rep. Chip Roy said TikTok’s defenders assaulted his team’s telephones made him think “we called into an AA meeting.”
TikTok fires everybody up
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“TikTok fires everybody up and then our offices are getting called with thousands of people calling up. Some kid called in, said they were gonna commit suicide. We have people calling in saying, ‘I’m on this all day long, every day. You can’t take this away from me,’” Roy said. “It’s like we called into an AA meeting.”
352-65 vote
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The bill passed through the House with a bipartisan 352-65 vote.
