The number of people globally who initially access news through a website or app has dropped by 10 points since 2018, and younger groups prefer to access news through social media, search or mobile aggregators, according to a report released on Tuesday.

TikTok really?

  • SugarApplePie@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There’s sooooo much disinformation on TikTok, super worrying if younger generations are turning to there first for their news. It’s algorithm makes it really easy to fall into an echo chamber

    • Griseowulfin@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The amount of horrible medical advice on tiktok is awful. It’s bad in a few places, but working in healthcare, i’ve never had to deal with as much “please do not take x or do y to try and treat your disease” as I did when tiktok became popular. I’ve seen lots of things that promoting lying to your physician, or ignoring medical advice in favor of advice of someone who recommends some other improper or unsafe thing instead. It’s insane.

  • balerion@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    How many people who are horrified by this get their news through reddit or Twitter? Getting news via social media isn’t weird.