TikTok sets 60-minute daily screen time limit for under-18s
If young people reach the new limit, they will be required to enter a passcode to continue using the service that day.Information Guide Nigeria
But they will have the ability to opt out of the new measure, which TikTok says will be rolled out “in the coming weeks”.
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TikTok stated that the new limit follows the implementation of a prompt last year to encourage teens to manage their screen time. It said this helped “increase the use of our screen time tools by 234%”.
Users must be at least 13 to use the platform, and anyone under the age of 18 will receive a weekly notification with a “recap of their screen time” as part of this new feature.
No ‘right amount’ of screen time
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Users who are affected will see their new time limit passcode on a screen in their app as the changes take effect.
Anyone who opts out of the new 60-minute restriction but continues to use the app for 100 minutes per day will be prompted by TikTok to set their own screen time controls.NYSC Portal
Parents of children who use the app’s Family Pairing feature will also be able to set screen time limits and access a dashboard with a breakdown of app usage.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaCormac Keenan, head of trust and safety at TikTok, said the company had worked with researchers in developing the new limits.
“While there’s no collectively endorsed position on the ‘right’ amount of screen time, or even the impact of screen time more broadly, we consulted the current academic research and experts from the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital in choosing this limit,” he said.
Critics of the video app welcomed the screen time limit, but described it as the “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to TikTok’s response to young users’ exposure to the platform.JAMB Result
