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23 May, 2013

Teenagers ‘burdened’ by Facebook are turning to Twitter says new study – The Independent

A new report from the Pew Research Centre in America has shown that teenagers “have waning enthusiasm” for Facebook, and that social-networks are increasingly seen as a burden.

The report cited a number of reasons for the decreased enthusiasm in Facebook including an “increasing number of adults on the site” (70 per cent of teenagers quizzed said they were friends with their parents), the annoyance of friends sharing “inane details”, and the stress associated with managing an online reputation while keeping up with online “drama”.

More teenagers were also turning towards Twitter. Although attracting a far smaller crowd than Facebook, the microblogging service increased its teenage user-base from 16 per cent in 2011 to 24 per cent in 2013.

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