Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Instagram logo. (Photo: Reuters)
Instagram is now the most popular news source among teenagers in the United Kingdom, followed by TikTok and YouTube, according to a report published by media watchdog Ofcom on Thursday.
Nearly three in 10 teenagers used Instagram as their news source in 2022, with TikTok and YouTube both on 28%.
Only a quarter of teens receive their news from BBC One and BBC Two, traditionally the most popular sources among teens, down from 45% five years ago, according to online polling.
BBC One is still the most-used news source among all online adults but those numbers have also fallen by 6%.
TikTok has seen the biggest rise in news users, with…
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