TikTok now lets parents see their teen’s follower/following list, block access during certain hours
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TikTok announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out new features to protect teens on its app. The social network is giving parents the ability to block their teen from using TikTok during certain hours and see their teen’s following and followers lists through new Family Pairing features. TikTok is also going to encourage young users to put their phones away at night and go to sleep.
With the new “Time Away” feature, parents can block their teens from accessing TikTok during times that they control.
For instance, they can choose to block access during family time, school, at night, or a weekend away. Parents can also use the feature to set a recurring schedule for when they want to block access to the app. While teens can request extra time, parents can decide if they want to grant access.
In the coming months, when a teen reports a video they think may be against TikTok’s rules, they can choose to alert a parent, even if they aren’t using Family Pairing.
The social network is also adding customizable daily screen time limits. For example, parents can choose to give their teens 30 minutes of TikTok usage on weekdays, but an hour on the weekend.
Parents can now switch their teen’s account back to the default private setting if their teen has made it public. Plus, TikTok is also going to re-enable its STEM feed for teens who have turned it off.
In the coming weeks, TikTok is going to test adding meditation exercises to the wind-down feature, as well.
TikTok has been introducing new teen safety features over the past few years in response to concerns over the app’s impact on its youngest users. TikTok, and other social networks, have faced questions from lawmakers during congressional hearings over how their platforms can negatively impact young users. The new features announced today are part of the company’s efforts to appease lawmakers.
These latest features come as TikTok’s fate in the U.S. remains uncertain, as President Donald Trump extended the TikTok ban’s deadline by 75 days back in January.
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Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the publication in 2021, she was a telecom reporter at MobileSyrup. Aisha holds an honours bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto and a master’s degree in journalism from Western University.
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