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What Gen Z Really Thinks of TikTok’s U.S. Ban

 After the incredibly short-lived TikTok ban in January, YPulse asks Gen Z, the app’s most frequent users, how they’re feeling about it...

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • The majority of Gen Z users say TikTok feels just as it did before the ban
  • Most are using the app the same rate as before—not using other apps more instead
  • Most don’t think Trump is a hero for saving TikTok (though some demographics do)
Last month, the Supreme Court upheld the long debated TikTok ban, and the app was taken offline right before the January 19 deadline. Users were greeted with a “TikTok is offline due to a U.S. ban” message, and even other ByteDance-owned apps like Lemon8 and CapCut were pulled from Apple and Google Play stores. But…the ban only lasted 12 hours.  Behind the scenes, Trump and TikTok execs reportedly worked out a deal ahead of his presidency, and voila!, TikTok was back, complete with a message crediting Trump for its return stating, “Thanks for your patience and support. As a result...

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