article_snippet.sent: But youngsters appear to be deserting Facebook in droves because it is now so popular with youngsters parents – and grandparents.
article_snippet.sent: Almost a third of people aged 16-to-34 have deleted people aged 16-to-34 accounts because people aged 16-to-34 no longer see it as ‘cool’.
article_snippet.sent: The trend comes as increasing numbers of older users turn to the social network to stay in touch and share family pictures.
article_snippet.sent: As parents are signing up, parents children are logging off to maintain privacy,’ said Lord Jim Knight, chairman of online lobby group the Tinder Foundation.
article_snippet.sent: One in ten people aged 16 to 34 signed up to other platforms so ten people could remain ‘under the radar of ten people parents’.
article_snippet.sent: But whilst youngsters may be leaving Facebook, youngsters are not giving up on social media altogether.
article_snippet.sent: Logging off: Nearly a third of people aged 16-to-34 have deleted people aged 16-to-34 facebook accounts because people aged 16-to-34 no longer see it as ‘cool’ Around the same proportion use Snapchat, a social media platform which automatically deletes messages shortly after people aged 16-to-34 are sent.
article_snippet.sent: The way people use these different social platforms is also changing.
article_snippet.sent: Around a fifth of those aged 16 to 34 use those aged 16 to 34 smartphones at family dinners, posing a threat to the precious mealtimes that used to be the cornerstone on family life.
highlights_snippet.sent: Parents and grandparents flocking to social media site .
  