Teenagers in the UK turn to TikTok as the most used single source of news, new Ofcom research has found.
The communications regulator reported that 28 percent of the surveyed teens chose TikTok as their favourite news source, followed by YouTube (25 percent) and Instagram (25 percent).
One in ten teens choose TikTok as their most important news source, over any other individual source. However, the BBC still has the highest reach of any news organisation among teens, taking into account all news content across its platforms.
Teens aged 12-15 are most interested in sports and sports personalities, music news and singers and celebrities or famous people. Next are topics such as “serious things going on in the UK” and news about animals and the environment….