Children are increasingly turning to social media for news and “generally believe” what they discover online is true, according to a new study by Britain’s communications regulator Ofcom.
Many children watch CBBC Newsround at school but very few watch mainstream news programmes at home, the study found. CBBC Newsround is a BBC news channel for children.
Instead, they turn to social media for information and many found out about the death of Queen Elizabeth II through TikTok or YouTube.
A logo of Ofcom, the UK’s broadcast and communications regulator in an undated photo. (Yui Mok/PA Media)
Some younger children were unable to identify fake accounts, said the Ofcom report published on Wednesday….