Tiktok reveals new policy for users under 18 years old

 

Tiktok reveals new policy for users under 18 years old

• Users under the age of 16 will no longer be able to receive comments from strangers.
• Under the new changes, accounts for youth under 18 will now be made private instead of public.
• Restrictions on the widely used app will affect tens of millions of young TikTok users.

Tiktok users under the age of 18 may find some "groundbreaking" changes to the app the next time they log in.

The China-based lip-sync app, which has an age limit under 13, said users under the age of 16 will no longer be able to receive comments from strangers, use their videos for "duets," or mark their posts as available for download. , read a news report published in The Guardian.

Under the new changes, accounts for those under 18 will now be made private rather than public. The company is also changing the default settings in the app for users under the age of 18.

Unless they actively change the settings, videos of 16- and 17-year-olds will also not be available for download, and only friends will be able to record duets, the report highlighted.

In the recent TikTok statement, the app explained that it has changed the policy as a precautionary measure so that children can use the platform safely, and parental concerns may also be allayed.

Children aged 15 and under will no longer be able to use the DIY feature, while children aged 16-18 will have access to the popular feature of the app.

The company has stated that age will be determined on the date of birth entered at the time of account creation. Banned accounts will be notified by notification.

Restrictions on the widely used app will affect tens of millions of young TikTok users.