# Restricting BLM protests is unacceptable to half of Americans

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## Reading

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. This includes 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.

## Topline

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

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

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

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: tech_behavior
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#acceptability-of-government-restrictions-on-black-lives-matter-protests-for-public-order](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#acceptability-of-government-restrictions-on-black-lives-matter-protests-for-public-order)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#acceptability-of-government-restrictions-on-black-lives-matter-protests-for-public-order](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#acceptability-of-government-restrictions-on-black-lives-matter-protests-for-public-order)