Social media platform Tiktok announced, on February 8, that it would be testing a new age-restriction feature to make sure inappropriate content does not reach younger users.
Like other social media apps, TikTok has recently been scrutinized for its user safety practices, particularly for children and young teens. As part of a Congressional hearing last fall, the company’s VP of Public Policy said that the company was working on ways “to enjoy the content that is age-appropriate.”
TikTok is also developing a feature that will allow creators to specify whether their videos are suitable for adults or young children. TikTok’s recommendations could incorporate this information to ensure that more mature content does not appear in the feeds of younger users.
Recently, several social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp have all implemented new safeguard measures to protect young users against inappropriate content and digital-related risks.
According to Kaspersky and Immersion’s survey results published on January 19, 9 out of 10 Moroccan children use smartphones on a daily basis, and about 68% of them own smartphones.
60% of parents do not trust their children to handle and manage digital devices responsibly, said the survey.
Most children use Tiktok as an entraining application, while 39% of Moroccan parents disapprove of their children using this live-streaming platform, the survey added.
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