TikTok announced Wednesday that many teenage users will now be limited to 60 minutes of screentime — that is, until they enter a passcode to bypass the feature and continue scrolling.
The social media company said that app users who have identified themselves as younger than 18 will start getting an automatic message when they hit an hour of daily scrolling. They’ll have to enter a passcode to dismiss the message.The plan will not limit kids to a strict period of screentime — besides entering the passcode, users on social media have been known to alter their ages to avoid features meant for kids.
Still, TikTok said similar reminders have been shown to spur users to try to take control of their screentime. “So we’re also prompting teens to set a daily screen time limit if they opt out of the 60-minute default and spend more than 100 minutes on TikTok in a day,” the company said.The move comes as TikTok has been under significant political pressure in the United States as lawmakers from both parties have raised concerns about its security and ties to China — TikTok is owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance.
Screentime has for years been a focus of lawmakers and advocacy groups who are concerned about the hold social media has on users, and especially on kids. Social media companies have tried for years to quell these concerns by adding screentime management features and reminders, but many experts say they don’t go far enough.
Some experts say that the impact of social media on kids’ mental health isn’t fully understood, but others
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