In the coming weeks, Tiktok will introduce a limit at 60 minutes to use the application by users under the age of 18. If the user has reached the limit, he must enter the access code to continue using the application.
This restriction can be disabled in the settings, then the user will be able to spend more than 100 minutes a day in Tiktok, but the service will offer to install a new limit.
Tiktok prompts about the restriction of time have led to an increase in the use of Tiktok screen control tools by 234% within a month of testing the function. In addition, notifications will be sent to minor teenagers once a week showing the results of the screen time so that they can control their activity in the Appendix.
To determine the time limit, the Tiktok team consulted with specialists from the health laboratory in the Boston Children’s Hospital. However, the head of the Tiktok trust and safety department, Kinan, Kinan, admitted that there is no collectively approved position regarding the excessive time duration.
also received the updates of the parental control function Family Pairing. Now the parent can connect his account in Tiktok with the child’s account and control the time that the child spent in Tiktok during the day, and also see how many times the application opened. In addition, you can manually configure restrictions.
Some of the new functions will be available to all users, including setting notifications for each day of the week and reminders of sleep.