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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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Honestly my concern is moreso what this means for how much exposure kids have to this social media. This is really concerning, they shouldn't be on any social media for this long.
Aaaand now I feel like a boomer complaining about phones. For their sakes, I hope I'm just out of touch.
I mean depends on how old you are but before tiktok, kids were getting their views from youtube. I think the ship has sailed since social media has been a part of child or I guess more accurately teen development for nearly 20 years now. Like in those days it was friendster, myspace, etc causing drama.
I'm not here to say its great either just that the target has been moving for the past 20 years now.
The problem is the Boomers were actually right about the "phones", but they also succumbed to it and are just as addicted as everyone else now. It's not just news either. People are shifting views massively on mental health through social media sharing with people who are either nefariously sharing damaging content, or are doing so unknowingly. I see that one as a possibly larger issue in the long term than even the news one.