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Age control reaches tik tak. The Chinese app has announced that it will limit all its users under the age of 18 to one and a half hours of use by default.
If the 100-minute limit is reached, users will be prompted to enter a passcode, forcing them to actively decide to extend the time they spend watching videos on the app.
against addiction
The measure takes place after tik tak and other social media platforms have come under scrutiny for years for their impact on young users, including their ability to engage teens in dangerous ordeals.
“While collectively there is no consensus on how much screen time is ‘too much’ or even the impact of screen time in general, we understand that teens often need extra support as they begin to explore the world on their own,” he said. . Cormac Keenan, Head of Trust and Security at tik tak.
Keenan added that if a teenager decides to disable this new default restriction and spends more than 100 minutes on tik tak per day, you’ll be prompted to set a daily screen time limit for yourself. “In the first month of testing, this approach increased the use of our screen time management tools by 234%,” Keenan wrote.
critical moment
tik tak it is also facing mounting pressure from Washington over security concerns related to its ties to China through parent company Bytedance, including a recent discussion of a potential U.S. ban on short video apps.
Keenan also announced some updates to the app’s family pairing feature, which allows a parent or guardian to link their family. tik tak with your teenage son and establish control. Parents will be able to filter videos with words or hashtags they don’t want to appear in their teen’s feed, set a custom daily screen time limit for their teen, and set their own schedule for turning off notifications from tik tak sent to your teenager.
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