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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lucy Brimble

Half of Gen Z ‘use social media to make themselves look more interesting’

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Half of Gen Z claim social media is the only place they can truly be themselves, according to a poll that also found young adults are using platforms like Tiktok to make it appear their lives are more exciting than in reality.

A study of 1,000 people aged between 18 and 25 found more than one-fifth generally did not like to expose their true personality, with three in 10 being more self-expressive online.

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