Political outcry about TikTok national security risks has made little dent among users.
Among the American public broadly speaking, support for a ban on TikTok has been rising.
But Americans aged 18-25 are less likely than older adults to be concerned about competition with China and more likely to distrust the US government, says Jordan Marlatt, tech industry analyst at Morning Consult. They also have more positive views of social media.Image caption,Liz, the student in Maryland, says she is already giving up personal data to many other apps and is sceptical that her information would be useful, even if it were accessed.
Even those like 21-year-old Kate Nazzaro, who have quit TikTok, say their concerns were unrelated to national security. Rather, she says, "I thought it was bad for my brain."Kate Nazzaro says she quit TikTok, worried about its impact on her mental health, not national security But at a time of heightened anti-China sentiment in Washington, the firm's assurances have failed to persuade lawmakers, who have put forward a number of proposals aimed at curbing the app and are expected to give chief executive Shou Zi Chou a tough grilling on 23 March.
A ban is also unworkable without far bigger changes to the way the internet is run in the US, says Bruce Schneier, a security technologist and author.
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