TikTok is undoubtedly the most popular social media platform in recent years. The video sharing platform, which is famous around the world, is used by almost everyone, big or small. A new study has revealed that TikTok is now also being used as a news source. A study by Ofcom, the UK broadcast, telecommunications and competition authority, revealed that TikTok is the fastest growing news source.
According to a study by Ofcom, 7 percent of TikTok users use this platform to follow news. Saying that this rate was measured as 1 percent only 2 years ago, the report revealed that half of those who use TikTok for editorial purposes consist of young people between the ages of 16 and 24.
Although the news is followed by TikTok, there is no one who looks at reliable sources!
The research conducted by Ofcom also revealed a striking fact. So much so that the news source of 44 percent of those who use TikTok to follow the news are other users on the platform. The rate of those who follow official news sources such as Sky News, BBC and ITV is 24 percent. The fact that users are used as a news source at a time when fake news discussions are at its peak is an issue that should be considered…
TikTok has become a fact of life
When we combine Ofcom’s research with that of another company called Qustodio, we see that TikTok has become a fact of life. Because, according to the company examining user data, TikTok is now the most time-consuming application in the world. So much so that TikTok even surpassed YouTube. The research shows that the average daily usage time of TikTok is 91 minutes. As of the end of 2021, YouTube is used for 56 minutes a day. It should also be noted that these data consist of children and young people between the ages of 4 and 18. TikTok has become the number one choice of the new generation…
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