TikTok is looking to add more protections for younger users, with new restrictions on DMs for teens, and added alerts around specific functions to better indicate who will be able to access their content as a result.
First off, on direct messages - in an effort to further limit potential exposure to unwanted and/or predatory DMs, TikTok will now switch off messages for users aged 16-17 by default.
As explained by TikTok:
"We want to help teens make active decisions about their privacy settings, so when someone aged 16-17 joins TikTok, their Direct Messaging setting will now be set to 'No One' by default. To message others, they will need to actively switch to a different sharing option."
TikTok also notes that existing accounts of teen users that have never used DMs before will now also receive a prompt asking them to review and confirm their privacy settings when they go to use the feature.
In April last year, TikTok disabled its direct messaging option for all existing accounts of users under the age of 16, and this new update expands on the same. And while teens aged 16+ will still be able to switch them back on, the added friction could limit the misuse of DMs, and the targeting of young users within the app.
Furthering this, TikTok's also adding a new pop-up alert, which will be shown to users under the age of 16 within the video upload process, which will ask them to specifically choose who can watch their clip.
As you can see here, now, when a younger user goes...
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