TikTok acts on teen safety with ‘bedtime’ block on app alerts
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#5N8NH)
Social networking firm introduces range of child safety measures including increased privacy controls
TikTok will prevent teenagers from receiving notifications past their bedtime, the company said, announcing a range of child safety improvements that will arrive just before the UK introduces its age appropriate design code next month.
The company will no longer send push notifications after 9pm to users aged between 13 and 15. For 16-year-olds and those aged 17 notifications will not be sent after 10pm.
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