Millennials Love Facebook for News

The social media giant dominates.

According to a new study from the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, when it comes to getting news from social media, young people turn to Facebook first.

The report found that a whopping 88 percent of millennials get news from Facebook at least occasionally. The runner-up was YouTube (which seems odd to us, but maybe that’s because we’re old) at 83 percent. Instagram (50 percent), Pinterest (36 percent) and Twitter (33 percent) rounded out the top five.

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