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Excerpt from www.businessinsider.com
Congress is terrified that TikTok could be deployed as a disinformation tool to shape Americans’ views of current events in China’s favor. It’s a big part of why it passed a law in April to force a sale of TikTok’s US assets from its China-based owner, ByteDance, or else face a ban.
But are Americans worried about news and disinformation on TikTok? Not so much, at least when compared with other platforms, according to a March survey of around 10,000 US adults conducted by the Pew Research Center, which was released this week.
In fact, compared to Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter), respondents felt that TikTok was the app least likely to influence the news stories they saw, whether that be via algorithmic recommendations or content moderation. By the numbers, around 61% of US adults said they felt TikTok was influencing the news they were shown, while 74% said Facebook was, 72% said Instagram was, and 66% said X was.