TikTok has introduced the ability for parents and guardians to filter out videos they don’t want their children to see.
The feature complements the app’s Family Pairing feature, which allows adults to link their accounts to teens’ to control settings like screen time limits.
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Global head of product policy Julie de Bailliencourt told Sky News giving parents the ability to set them has more to do with user safety.
However, teens will initially only be alerted to the filters their parents choose, and won’t be able to opt-in at all.
“We want to ensure the right balance of pragmatism and transparency, enabling families to choose the best experience for their family, because every home is different,” Ms De Belliencourt said.
“We also want to make sure that young people’s right to participate is respected. So, by default, teens can see keywords added by their parents or carers.”
after the company Faces criticism over clips of children suffering from self-harm and eating disorderssometimes shared with the hashtag “code” (a phrase with slightly tweaked spelling) to bypass the platform’s moderation.
Ms De Bellencu said she hoped the feature would “spark a conversation between teens and their parents or guardians about boundaries online”.
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TikTok is committed to complying with the Online Safety Act
This optional feature is long awaited by the government Online Safety Act close to realization Last day for House of Lords committee review.
Coroners and bereaved parents may be granted access to data on deceased children’s phones in the latest revisions to proposed legislation last week aimed at regulating online content to keep people safe.
it appears after A campaign by parents whose child’s death was linked to their social media activity.
TikTok would not disclose specific amendments, saying only that it is working closely with the government to develop legislation.
The platform has come under increasing pressure over its ties to China, as it belongs to Beijing’s ByteDance, which was delisted earlier this year. Ban on UK Government Phones.
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TikTok also announced the creation of a Global Youth Council, made up of young people using the platform, which will launch later this year.
It operates in a similar way to TikTok’s Content and Safety Advisory Council, made up of independent experts who help inform its moderation approach.
Meanwhile, the company said its policy on election misinformation was unchanged after rival YouTube decided to stop removing false claims about stolen 2020 U.S. ballots.
The Google-owned platform announced the change earlier this month, a reversal of a policy that has been in place since the last presidential election, which Donald Trump falsely claimed was illegal.