Tiktok has announced a significant update of his Parental Control functionalityintroducing new measures for Protect teenagers and offer parents more effective tools to monitor their children’s activity on the platform. The main objective of these innovations is to encourage a more balanced use of the applimiting the risks related to excessive exposure to screens and ensuring greater transparency on social interactions.
One of the main updates concerns the function “Pause from the screen”which allows parents to establish specific times in which the boys will not be able to access the app. This measure is designed to reduce the time spent in front of the screen and encourage offline activities such as study or rest.
In addition, the platform introduced “Visibility on the social network”an option that allows parents to see which accounts are followed by their children, who follows them and what profiles have been blocked. This function is designed to ensure greater control over the social interactions of teenagers, limiting any unwanted contacts.
The feed stops after 22:00
Another innovative tool is “More information on content”which offers parents a notification every time their child Report a video as inappropriate. In this way adults can have a better understanding of the contents to which children are exposed and their reactions compared to potentially problematic materials.
Tiktok also thought of a function dedicated to digital well -being called “Time to rest”. If a teenager aged between 13 and 15 uses the app After 22:00his feed It stops automatically And an entire screen reminder appears accompanied by relaxing music. This measure wants to encourage night rest and limit prolonged use sessions in the evening.
The update of the Family connectionactive for five years, represents a further step forward in the protection of online teenagers. The company has developed these new functions in collaboration with experts and families, with the aim of creating a safer digital environment and promoting a more conscious use of the platform. Tiktok said these features will be available in the next months And it will continue to improve the security tools to meet the needs of younger users and their families.
