Support for a U.S. TikTok ban continues to decline, and half of adults doubt it will happen
As public support for a TikTok ban continues to decline, many U.S. adults are skeptical or unsure such a ban will happen, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted July 15-Aug. 4, 2024.
The share of Americans who support the U.S. government banning TikTok now stands at 32%. That's down from 38% in fall 2023 and 50% in March 2023.
Meanwhile, 28% of Americans oppose a ban, up from 22% in March 2023. And the share who say they are uncertain whether the government should ban the platform has risen from 28% in March 2023 to 39% now.
These findings come as TikTok's fate in the United States continues to be uncertain. President Joe Biden 
Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are far more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to support a ban (42% vs. 24%).
Still, support for a ban has dropped substantially within each party. In March 2023, 60% of Republicans and 43% of Democrats said they supported the government banning TikTok.
The partisan differences that persist today are also present in other questions we've asked about TikTok. For example, a May 2023 Center survey found that Republicans were more likely than Democrats to 
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Half of Americans think it's very or somewhat unlikely that TikTok will be banned in the U.S.
By contrast, 31% say a ban is at least somewhat likely, including 6% who believe it is very likely.
Another 19% say they are unsure whether TikTok will be banned.
Views by political party
Even as Republicans are more likely to support a ban, they're just as likely as Democrats to doubt it will happen. About half of adults in each party say a ban is very or somewhat unlikely, while roughly three-in-ten say it's very or somewhat likely.
Views by use of TikTok
There are only modest differences based on whether people use the platform. While 54% of U.S. adult TikTok users say it's unlikely that the platform will be banned, 48% of nonusers say the same.
Views by attitudes toward a ban
Similar shares of Americans who support and who oppose a ban think it is unlikely to happen. In both groups, people are more skeptical than not:
- 54% of those who support a ban think it's unlikely, 37% think it's likely and 9% are unsure.
- 56% of those who oppose a ban think it's unlikely, 31% say it's likely and 13% are unsure.
Note: Here are the questions used for this analysis, the topline and the survey methodology.
