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LOGGED OFF: MEET THOSE WHO REFUSE TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA

It is widely believed that young people are hopelessly devoted to social media. Teenagers, according to this stereotype, tweet, gram, Snap and scroll. But for every young person hunched over a screen, there are others for whom social media is no longer that attractive. (1)

While many of us have been following the Instagram lives of our co-workers and peers, the opposite behaviour among young people has been slowly becoming noticeable. One survey of 9,000 internet users found that people aged 18-24 had significantly changed their attitudes towards social media in the past two years. As young people increasingly reject social media, older generations increasingly embrace it. (2)
This is part of a wider trend. According to a study by US marketing firm of Generation Z – people born after 1995 – half of those surveyed stated they had quit or were considering quitting at least one social media platform. (3)
She believes we will definitely see an increase in younger people quitting or substantially reducing their use. 

“You start doing things that are dishonest,” says Amanda, who quit social media aged 18. (4)

“The people who are the most honest about themselves do not play the game of Instagram,” Amanda says. “The game of Instagram is about who can maximise their likes by being the most outrageous or conformist as possible. I didn’t want to play that game.” A desire to build authentic, offline friendships motivated some to quit. “I’m so much better at real-life socialising now,” says Amanda. (5)
“Social media is so ingrained in teenage culture that it’s hard to take it out. But when you do, it’s such a relief,” Amanda says. 

A When it comes to Gen Z’s relationship to social media, “significant cracks are beginning to show”, says the firm’s representative Lesley Bielby.

B Quitting social media is a determined move: apps including Facebook and Instagram are designed to be addictive.

C Among the 45-plus age group, the proportion who value social media has increased from 20% to 28%.

D These teens are turning their backs on the technology – and there are more of them than you might think.

E “I was presenting this dishonest version of myself, on Instagram, a platform where most people were presenting dishonest versions of themselves.”

F For Tyreke Morgan, 18, from Bristol, being a hard man to get hold of – he has no social media presence at all – has its advantages.

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