I don't think the majority approves of it at all. Most were just to weak to speak out. There were massive protests in many cities, but this was not reported at all by the mainstream media. Meanwhile in the UK they reported on a handful of eco protestors gluing themselves to the road. Subsequently the government used that as justification for bringing in more anti-protest laws.

Similar with Johhny Depp and Amber Herd trial being heavily publicized, while they were silent on the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. Whoever said that the mainstream media are the enemy of the people are correct.