Instagram, not BBC, top news source among UK teens
Instagram is now the most popular news source among UK teenagers, followed by TikTok and YouTube, according to a report published by media watchdog Ofcom yesterday. Nearly three in 10 teenagers used Instagram as their news source in 2022, with TikTok and YouTube both on 28 percent. Only a quarter of teens receive their news from BBC One and BBC Two, traditionally the most popular sources among teens, down from 45 percent 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 six percent. Despite the falling numbers, television news remains the most trusted news source for 71 percent of UK adults, with news on social media only trusted by 35 percent.
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