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Teenage Riot

The usual suspects in Washington fear that young voters could protest the 2024 election if Biden bans TikTok—a supposition accepted at face value by pundits, despite the available evidence. Yes, there are polls showing young people oppose a ban. But that’s not predictive of how Gen Z will vote.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: U.S. President Joe Biden greets children as he attends the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. The tradition dates back to 1878 when President Rutherford B. Hayes invited children to the White House for Easter and egg rolling on the lawn. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Peter Hamby
May 29, 2024

Among the many known unknowns swirling around the TikTok legislation racing through Congress is whether young people—socially isolated, digitally overstimulated, easily outraged but politically disengaged—will revolt against President Biden in November if he signs legislation banning the popular social media app from the United States.