Faced with the possibility that the US government will disable the social network of Chinese origin TikTok in case its board of shareholders refuses to sell it to an American firm or businessman, a survey revealed that A large sector of the African-American community registered on the electoral roll rejects the measure, which could pose a problem for the presidential candidate who aspires to obtain its support.
A survey conducted by ClearPath Strategies among 1,025 African American voters nationwide found that 51% oppose banning the platformLikewise, 55% of the citizens surveyed view TikTok favorably.
Until now The bill raised by politicians from both parties requires the company ByteDance to divest from TikTok or otherwise the service it offers would no longer be marketed in application stores and web hosting services, intended to operate in the United States.
In fact, US lawmakers argue that the platform represents a threat to national security, due to the possibility that the Chinese government accesses user data with the purpose of impacting various issues such as the next presidential elections, in this sense The survey data also indicates that 24% of African Americans are less likely to give their vote to a candidate who supports banning TikTok.
On the other hand, 77% of citizens surveyed are in favor of Congress passing a law requiring all social media companies to respect certain regulations. and standards on the protection of user data, but without the need to withdraw them from the market, another fact to consider is that 38% of African Americans registered to vote use TikTok at least once a month.
As if this were not enough, 39% of African Americans who plan to vote for Biden consult TikTok frequently and depriving them of this social network could help them change the perspective generated around the DemocratUnder this approach and in such a close race to define the winner of the presidential elections, it is very likely that in the candidates’ speeches the issue of the Chinese social network will begin to appear as a problem to be solved.
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