March 1, 2023, 10:41 PM
March 1, 2023, 10:41 PM
Chinese video platform TikTok, criticized for its “addictive” power among young people, in a few weeks it will implement a system of systematic warnings after 60 minutes of connection for all users who have declared that they are under 18 years of age.
The minor will have to enter a password to continue watching videos, TikTok announced in a statement.
If there is a family connection of the accounts, parents will be able to “define a viewing time Maximum Diary of Your Teenager”based on the days of the week, added TikTok.
But, as in other Internet pages, young people can lie about your age or deactivate this option.
An “addictive” social network
This new functionality, which is added to the already existing notices, seeks reassure those who criticize time that young people between the ages of 4 and 18 spend watching the videos parade, proposed by algorithms that analyze their tastes.
According to a worldwide study by Qustodio, minors spent an average of one hour and 47 minutes a day on TikTok during 2022.
The platform is also being criticized by several countries, which are suspected of transferring user data to China. This has made governments and institutions Please ban this app on your mobile devices.
The Chinese version of TikTok, called Douyin, is limited to those under 14 years of age 40 minutes a day, and they cannot access it between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
