More than 15% of teens say they're on YouTube or TikTok ‘almost constantly’
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A new Pew Research Center study finds that more than 15% of teens say they're on YouTube or TikTok "almost constantly."

More than 15% of teens say they’re on YouTube or TikTok ‘almost constantly’::A new Pew Research Center study finds that more than 15% of teens say they’re on YouTube or TikTok “almost constantly.”

  • maegul@lemmy.mlEnglish
    6·
    7 months ago

    I think it makes sense. Visual media just work well and universally so for all humans I’d say. All the other limited platforms are stuck with some indelible fashion like a haircut from a certain era and so always show their age eventually.

    On top of this I think there’s an argument that YouTube have been uniquely successful in their attempt to take a middle path between profitability and facilitating creators, the result of which is that you get a performant and easy to use service (with a pile of ads) that connects with what feels like a huge range of real people talking about real interests.

    • Dasnap@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      YouTube has pushed itself more as a product than a community. People won’t stop using Amazon because it’s ‘uncool’. I imagine this is similar.

      • maegul@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        I don’t know how successful it is as I’m not a big consumer on there, but from what I’ve seen a number of YouTubers create community around themselves using whatever they like including other platforms, which again, is the way to do it.

        • Dasnap@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          7 months ago

          Yeah, most of a creator’s interaction with their community probably happens on other sites, with YouTube just being the video delivery platform.