According to a report by the Pew Research Center, teens' enthusiasm for Facebook is waning, lending credence to concerns, raised by the company's investors and others that the site may be losing a crucial demographic of young users that has long fuelled its success.
The study surveyed 802 teens between the ages of 12 and 17 last year to produce a detailed report on their on-line habits, the 'Huffington Post' reported.
According to the report, Facebook has become a "social burden" for teens.
However, the report said teen's aren't abandoning Facebook - deactivating their accounts would mean missing out on the crucial social intrigues that transpire on-line - and 94 per cent of teenage social media users still have profiles on the site, report said.
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They're simultaneously migrating to Twitter and Instagram, which teens say offer a parent-free place where they can better express themselves, it said.
Similarly, 5 per cent of teens now have accounts on Tumblr while 7 per cent are on Myspace.