U.S. adults who want to ban Chinese social media in U.S. by age 2020

A July 2020 survey revealed that 55 percent of online adults in the United States aged 65 years and older thought that social media platforms owned by a Chinese company should be banned from operating in the U.S. In comparison, only 18 percent of U.S. adults aged 18-34 thought the same thing.

Share of online adults in the United who think social media platforms owned by a Chinese company should be banned from operating in the United States as of July 2020, by age

Characteristic	Yes, should be banned from operating in the United States	No, should not be banned from operating in the United States	Don't know/no opinion
Total	38%	33%	29%
18-34 years	18%	51%	31%
35-44 years	32%	39%	29%
45-64 years	48%	23%	29%
65 years and older	55%	17%	28%

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 7 to 9, 2020

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Do you think the following should or should not be banned from operating in the United States? Social media platforms owned by a Chinese company

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