Social Media Used by Young People to Access Political Information
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Instagram is the most widely used social media platform among Indonesian youth for obtaining political information.
This phenomenon is recorded in a report from a survey conducted by the Katadata Insight Center (KIC), titled *Politics in the Eyes of Young People: Perceptions and Trends of Gen Z & Millennials towards Presidential Candidates, Political Parties, and the 2024 Election Campaign*.
According to the KIC survey, out of 1,005 respondents, the majority, or 66.2%, used Instagram to access political information.
Then, 40.8% accessed information through YouTube, 38.1% through Facebook, 33.8% through TikTok, and 30.2% through Twitter.
Meanwhile, fewer respondents accessed political information through messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Line, as shown in the graph.
This KIC survey involved 1,005 respondents with mobile phone numbers spread across Indonesia, with 60.6% male respondents and 39.4% female respondents.
The majority of respondents were from Java (54.4%), followed by Sumatra (22.5%) and Sulawesi (7.8%). The proportion of respondents from Kalimantan, Bali-Nusa, and Maluku Papua ranged from 3.6% to 6.4%.
Respondents consisted of Gen Z (aged 17-26 years) (50.4%), and Millennials (aged 27-42 years) (49.6%).
Data collection was conducted from October 11-17, 2023, online through tSurvey data collection using a non-probability sampling method.
This survey has a margin of error of +/- 3.1% at a 95% confidence level.
(See also: Ipsos Survey: Social Media is the Biggest Source of Information Containing Hoaxes)
"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."
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