Young People May Be Learning Politics Through Tweets, Reels, Spoofs, And Memes

A funny video in TikTok or a meme, may seem like a reductive way of getting to know about politics. But for the average young person – distrustful of political leaders and parties – this incidental, informal exposure to politics may be key to political engagement.

Young people today are digital natives: voters under 30 have never known a time without the internet. For them the online context is the only context.