#teen-social-media

#teen-social-media

If you're anything like my parents, you probably wouldn't even understand most of the content that floods my social media, no matter how hard I try to avoid it. Here's a recent example from Instagram: Do y'all females ever tell ur homegirls Sis chill you letting too many dudes hit?' Essentially, that means: Women do you ever tell your girlfriends that they're whores and need to stop letting so many guys fuck them?

Pew's survey of 1,458 teens aged 13-17 found that, after a dip in social media use in 2022, usage of TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram is spiking, with YouTube in particular popular across all demographics, including gender, race, ethnicity, and income levels. TikTok is also a constant presence for a fifth of teens: 21% of them said they visit TikTok almost constantly