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Teens turning to TikTok and Instagram for news, Ofcom says

Teens turning to TikTok and Instagram for news, Ofcom says

Teens turning to TikTok and Instagram for news, Ofcom says
21 July 2022

More teenagers are turning away from traditional media outlets and getting their news from social media, new research from Ofcom has shown.

The number of people consuming news content on TikTok has increased from 800,000 in 2020 to 3.9 million in 2022.

For the first time, Instagram is the most popular news source among younger people - used by 29% of teens in 2022 - with TikTok and YouTube close behind.

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