According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom between the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, 58 percent of social media users said that Twitter was important to them personally as a news source. The same amount of users stated that Twitter helped them to understand what was going on in the world today, whilst 70 percent said it offered them a range of opinions. As for TikTok, 29 percent felt that the platform was impartial, and 32 percent said that it helped them to make up their mind. Additionally, 55 percent of social media users in the UK said that Facebook offers a range of opinions.
Opinions on selected online platforms as a news source according to social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022
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Ofcom. (July 21, 2022). Opinions on selected online platforms as a news source according to social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323878/uk-opinions-of-online-platforms-as-news-source/
Ofcom. "Opinions on selected online platforms as a news source according to social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022." Chart. July 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323878/uk-opinions-of-online-platforms-as-news-source/
Ofcom. (2022). Opinions on selected online platforms as a news source according to social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323878/uk-opinions-of-online-platforms-as-news-source/
Ofcom. "Opinions on Selected Online Platforms as a News Source According to Social Media Users in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323878/uk-opinions-of-online-platforms-as-news-source/
Ofcom, Opinions on selected online platforms as a news source according to social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323878/uk-opinions-of-online-platforms-as-news-source/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Opinions on selected online platforms as a news source according to social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022 [Graph], Ofcom, July 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323878/uk-opinions-of-online-platforms-as-news-source/
