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TikTok is the most popular news source for 12 to 15-year-olds, says Ofcom (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 22 points 3 years ago (1 child)

39% use some form of the BBC compared to 28% using TikTok.

The study found that for children aged 12-15, TikTok is now the most used single source of news across all platforms at 28%, followed by YouTube and Instagram at 25% each. However, the BBC still has the highest reach of any news organisation among this age group when all its news outlets – across BBC iPlayer, radio stations, websites and TV channels – are counted, at 39%.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    That's something of a relief, but 28% is still more than enough to be concerning.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    Only if it's their only source of news, and even this clickbait article doesn't attempt to claim that.

    What's more likely is social media is the first place they hear of something, then they go to an actual news organization for details.

    Which is ironic because so many (presumably) adults in this thread just read a headline on social media and then believed it instead of taking two seconds to read the article that's a click away.

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