I would agree with the findings of #Ofcom (UK Communications Ministry) - my work colleagues, particularly young women *are* using public social media less, although they make extensive use of (semi)*private* messengers such as WhatsApp to keep in touch with friends/family (and for those who are parents, communications with schools)

They might passively consume content from TikTok but are wary of contributing to it for fear of embarrasment / cyberbullying or even personal safety risks.

I don't think they are going to flock to Fediverse or anything else like Bluesky either - many have had too many bad experiences and the damage is already done.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/05/uk-social-media-apps-share