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Restricting BLM protests is unacceptable to half of Americans

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Dec. 3 to 8, 2025, 49% of Americans said it would be unacceptable for the government to restrict protest activities by Black Lives Matter to maintain public order. Including 34% who said very unacceptable and 15% who said somewhat unacceptable.

About a third said it would be acceptable (33%), with 19% who said very acceptable and 14% who said somewhat acceptable. Another 18% said it would be neither acceptable nor unacceptable.

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Topline scale

49% of Americans say government restrictions on BLM protests would be unacceptable.

How acceptable would it be for the government to restrict protest activities by Black Lives Matter to maintain public order?

  • Very unacceptable 33.7%
  • Very acceptable 19.4%
  • Neither acceptable nor unacceptable 18.4%
  • Somewhat unacceptable 14.8%
  • Somewhat acceptable 13.7%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
tech_behavior

Source

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    Restricting BLM protests is unacceptable to half of Americansreports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-human-llm-comparison-survey-2025-172

Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-human-llm-comparison-survey-2025-172#how-acceptable-would-it-be-for-the-government-to-restrict-protest-activities-by-black-lives-matter-to-maintain-public-order

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

Wave-specific methodology, full weighting variable lists, and verbatim instrument text live in each report at verasight.io/reports.