Among adults under 30, 43% say they regularly get news from TikTok, up from 9% in 2020.

A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020. In fact, during that span, no social media platform we’ve studied has experienced faster growth in news consumption, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.

TikTok is primarily known for short-form video sharing and is especially popular among teens – 63% of whom report ever using the platform.

But it has also become a popular news source for young adults. In our new survey, 43% of adults under 30 say they regularly get news there, up from 9% in 2020.

  • nocturne@slrpnk.net
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    1 day ago

    I thought Tick Tock was mostly just for porn. And some dances that eventually turn into porn.

    I spent a great deal of time on TikTok from 2021-2025 when trimp allowed it to return, I have never seen any porn on the platform, I saw very few dances.

    There are a lot of new outlets that have channels, there are a lot of independent journalists on there as well. There were also people, normal people documenting their experiences as they were happening (bombings in Palestine, protests, etc).