News on TikTok and Instagram Is Booming, Signaling a New Era MSN – Taylor Lorenz (Washington Post) | Published: 10/31/2023 News consumption hit a tipping point around the globe during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, with more people turning to social media platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram than to websites maintained by traditional news outlets, according to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. [read post]