A significant shift in news consumption habits has been observed among young Americans, with TikTok becoming a primary source of news for a growing number of Gen Z users. In 2020, a Pew poll found that 9% of Americans aged between 18 and 29 regularly got their news on TikTok, which has increased to 32% by 2023. Since its launch in the US in 2018, TikTok has played a growing role in national and global politics, with Gen Z users actively participating in Utah and national politics across party lines, forming coalitions, campaigning for candidates, and addressing major issues such as the war in Gaza and fossil fuel infrastructure. They are also becoming an influential political force, with influencers on the platform delivering the headlines to them. Furthermore, a survey by PRRI suggests that most Gen Z Democrats believe that generational change in political leadership is necessary to address the country's problems.
Where do you get your news from? As more young Americans turn to TikTok for theirs, we meet the influencers delivering the headlines to them https://t.co/k02p7zrnaa ⬇️
Most Gen Z Americans, particularly Gen Z Democrats, are more likely than older Americans to believe that generational change in political leadership is necessary to solve the country's problems, the PRRI survey found. https://t.co/0cRj6fkctd
Young people are taking to the social media platform TikTok to protest fossil fuel infrastructure, the war in Gaza — and are becoming an influential political force. https://t.co/mq9gmPXaLF
TikTok has played a growing role in national and global politics since launching in the US in 2018. Throughout 2020, teenagers on TikTok formed political coalitions to campaign for their chosen candidates, post news updates and fact-check opponents. https://t.co/zIrkj3VoXm
Young leaders from Gen Z are actively participating in Utah and national politics across party lines. Discover their collaborative approach and commitment to addressing key issues in the story below. https://t.co/AkMZzL4yzJ
TikTok is the new Google for Gen Z as users seek out influencers for answers on everything from medical advice to Gaza war https://t.co/ApJQIiJNWL https://t.co/qn3kOMRbY2
because in 2020, 9% of Americans aged between 18 and 29 told a Pew poll that they regularly got their news on TikTok; by 2023 that number had risen to 32% (see chart). https://t.co/mKKGcjffUd