Facebook drops, YouTube rises as a source of U.S. news

YouTube’s in, Facebook’s out. Google’s video streaming platform is catching up to Facebook as the most popular social media platform for news in the U.S., a new report finds. According to a 2020 digital news report the Reuters Institute published on Tuesday, the number of Americans who use Facebook for news decreased by 4 percent from last year. YouTube, on the other hand, saw a 4 percent increase. Overall, 35 percent Americans use Facebook for news while 24 percent use YouTube. The number of Americans who use Facebook and YouTube for news decreased and increased by 4 percent, respectively. Image: Reuters Institute Read more...More about News, Facebook, Media, Youtube, and Instagram