According to a survey conducted among citizens in the U.S., the share of respondents who reported feeling very concerned decreased from 39 percent to 36 percent. Similarly, respondents who were somewhat concerned decreased by two percentage points. On April 24, 2024,U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill that mandates for TikTok to be sold from the Chinese-parent company ByteDance or face a ban in the country.
How concerned are you about potential security and privacy risks associated with using TikTok?
Characteristic
Very concerned
Somewhat concerned
Not at all concerned
I'm not sure
2023
39%
29%
21%
12%
2024
36%
27%
23%
14%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%
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Original question: "How concerned are you about potential security and privacy risks associated with using TikTok?"
The survey from March 9, 2023 to March 13, 2024 collected between 1,697 and 8,427 responses.
The survey from March 11, 2023 to March 13, 2024 collected 791 responses.
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CivicScience. (March 13, 2024). How concerned are you about potential security and privacy risks associated with using TikTok? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465282/us-tiktok-concerns-opinions/
CivicScience. "How concerned are you about potential security and privacy risks associated with using TikTok?." Chart. March 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465282/us-tiktok-concerns-opinions/
CivicScience. (2024). How concerned are you about potential security and privacy risks associated with using TikTok?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465282/us-tiktok-concerns-opinions/
CivicScience. "How Concerned Are You about Potential Security and Privacy Risks Associated with Using Tiktok?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465282/us-tiktok-concerns-opinions/
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