One of the most criticized platforms for its negative effects on young people. TikTokannounced that it has taken further steps in this regard. In the statement it shared today, the platform stated that it had added a number of new features to the application to protect young users.

New functions; screen time includes things like “Family Match” mode, which gives parents more control over how their kids use TikTok.

Screen time will be limited to 60 minutes for users under 18 (it is also possible to disable the feature)

TikTok automatically grants daily access to any TikTok user under the age of 18. Screen limit of 60 minutes announced that he would. Young people who reach this limit, which comes standard, have a way to keep looking. enter password will need. This new feature is complete can be turned off Let’s add. But the platform says teens should set a new limit if they watch more than 100 minutes.

On the other hand, the time limit Also for users under the age of 13 It is said to be valid. In this case, parents will need to enter a passcode for an additional 30 minutes of viewing time when the screen time limit is reached. Parents can set these passwords themselves.

TikTok says these moves were created to raise awareness about screen time. It is also mentioned that young people receive a weekly notification with a summary of their screen time. In this way small users raise awareness and it is intended to ensure that they make active decisions in this regard. According to the development platform, the usage of screen management tools was also observed to increase by 234% during the testing period of the features.

There are innovations that will increase parental control for Family Match mode.

In addition, TikTok is a ‘newsletter’ that increases parental control over children.Family matching’ He also stated that he brought innovations for the mode. According to the explanation, parents, for their children custom screen time can set limits.

In addition, the screen time control panel is added to the mode, which provides an overview of the time spent in the application, how much TikTok is open and the total time spent day and night. In addition, parents of young users mute your notifications A setting is also added to this mode.

Everyone can set their own screen time limit, set sleep reminder

Finally, it was mentioned that everyone will soon be able to set their own screen time limit and time to mute notifications for each day of the week. However, one sleep reminder It has been reported that the feature is also available. Users can set the reminder for a desired time and see when to leave the application with an incoming notification.

TikTok stated that new features will be coming to the application in the coming weeks.