Teenage Riot

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The suggestion that young voters will revolt against Democrats continues to be taken at face value by pundits, with little evidence to support it. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Peter Hamby
March 19, 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.