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tiktok seems to be the primary medium by which Gen Alpha obtain their news and knowledge
by byzantinegene 1y ago
tiktok seems to be the primary medium by which Gen Alpha obtain their news and knowledge
- undeveloper 1y agoGen Z as well. Many well into their 20s heavily consume tiktok.
- crazygringo 1y agoNo it's not. It's the primary medium by which they get their entertainment. TikTok replaces YouTube and Tumblr before that. It's not like people are watching it instead of reading history books or the New Yorker. And just because you use TikTok doesn't mean you don't check actual news headlines or listen to two-hour-long podcasts.
- 113 1y agoThe younger generation absolutely use Tiktok search to find information.
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- themafia 1y agoI'm sure they do. Is that their primary source? Do they use nothing else? Is any of that information put to economic use in their lives or is it just curiosity?
- fred_is_fred 1y agoThey buy a ton of stuff from Tik-Tok and Instagram ads - yes.
- Dylan16807 1y agoThe line of questioning was about news and knowledge, not ads. Ads in anything will affect people's purchases, so that's not evidence for what that question was actually going for.
- loeg 1y agoYou probably mean Gen Z. Alpha's oldest members are 14-15. Middle schoolers have never been particularly well read.