TikTok warning users under the age of 18 that they have reached 60 minutes a day, and at this point enter a number in the app to continue using it.
The Chinese company is well aware that its service is one of the most popular among the youngest. In fact, users between the ages of 4 and 18, according to a recent Qustodio report In 2022, he spent an average of 96 minutes a day on this social network.
in an effort to deliver digital experiences that contribute to “playing a fun and positive role brought a host of new features to the screen time management tool, the way people express themselves, explore ideas, and connect.
This feature now has new custom options and settings for teen accounts and with it TikTok has expanded Family Subchronization program with more parental control.
To help the youngest manage their time on the platform, the platform will implement a notification system that will be activated. when the service usage time is reached.
In this way, after 60 minutes of active screen, the platform will force users to enter a certain code to continue their activities within the application. As a result, young people will find themselves in need of help. make an active decision to extend this period.
To improve this feature, TikTok consulted existing academic research and the opinions of experts at the Digital Health Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital (USA).
One such study, conducted by Internet Matters.org, shows that being more aware of how time passes can help people be more conscious of the decisions they make.
According to this result, TikTok has determined that it will send every adolescent. a weekly notification to your inbox With a summary of your screen time.
On the other hand, the company announced that it continues to innovate towards giving autonomy to families and that three new features are integrated into the Family Synchronization tool.
One is personalized daily screen time limits; this is using the parents’ Family Sync function daily screen time limit of adolescents
The screen time dashboard mentioned above is also included in this functionality, providing summaries of time in the app, the number of times TikTok was opened, and a breakdown of the total time spent both day and night.
On the other hand, the platform is implementing a new regulation that allows parents. set a specific time to turn off notifications of their underage children. In this way, accounts belonging to users aged 13-15 no longer receive notifications after nine at night, while accounts of young people aged 16-17 are deactivated after 10 a.m.
Likewise, TikTok has announced the launch of a sleep reminder focused on helping users plan whenever they want. go offline at night.